Thinking more about the submarine collision that was reported yesterday, there was an interesting conversation on the radio this morning with a veteran commander of nuclear submarines. He was being
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From a speech by Victoria Nuland, United States Permanent Representative to Nato, at the Presse Club and AmCham, Paris, France, 22 February 2008: “An ESDP with only soft power is
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From an interview in the Sunday Times, 26 October 2008, with British defence secretary John Hutton: John Hutton said: “France is one of our closest allies, militarily. The French believe
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How should international organisations take decisions? The case for Qualified Majority Voting has just signed up its newest recruit, John Craddock. General Craddock is Supreme Allied Commander Europe, which makes
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The recent war in Georgia has shocked and frightened all of Europe. Thankfully, it is coming to a halt, but whether that halt will prove temporary or permanent is beyond
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A writer in the Sunday Telegraph today, commenting on the government’s new National Security Strategy, complains that there is no mention of the threat from asteroids. The likelihood of an
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Conservative defence spokesman Dr Liam Fox MP has returned to the subject of Nato reform again. It’s an interesting subject, but not necessarily for the reasons he thinks. His complaint
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From a speech given to the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust in London on 22 November 2006: The success of any foreign policy depends on political agreement on the goals to
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Interview with Lech Kaczynski, president of Poland, in the Financial Times: FT: How do you see the future of the European Union? LK: There is a fundamental problem: Are we
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By Emmanouil Vrentzos During the UEF congress in Vienna I participated in the resolution working group titled: “The European Union as a Power for Peace”. Mr. Philip Agathonos (Vice-President of
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