| Author (Person) | Pannier, Alice |
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| Publisher | European Leadership Network |
| Series Title | Commentary |
| Series Details | 23.11.17 |
| Publication Date | 23/11/2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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The European Leadership Network (ELN) works to advance the idea of a cooperative and cohesive Europe and to develop collaborative European capacity to address the pressing foreign, defence and security policy challenges of our time. It does this through its active network of former and emerging European political, military, and diplomatic leaders, through its high-quality research, publications and events, and through its institutional partnerships across Europe, North America, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. The ELN conceives of Europe in its widest sense, to include not only the EU but Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the rest of our diverse continent. It is unique in its high-level political reach and in its ability to effectively network the political, diplomatic and security elites of all countries across this region and parts of Central Asia. It focuses on arms control and political/military issues, including both conventional and nuclear disarmament challenges inside Europe, and has a particular interest in policy challenges arising in both the eastern and southern peripheries of the continent. The ELN also works to advance economic, political, energy, people to people and sub-regional cooperation within Greater Europe and to build cooperative European solutions to today’s global challenges, be they related to Russia-West relations, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, or the challenge and opportunity of the rising powers. It is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation based in London and registered in the United Kingdom.In his 26 September 2017 address on Europe and the newly released Strategic Review of Defence and National Security, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his ambitions for the European Union in the field of defence. With the objective of developing a common strategic culture, Macron suggested that by the next decade, 'Europe' should develop a European Intervention Initiative, with a common doctrine, and common budgetary instruments. The logic is far from flawed, but achieving convergence does require concrete arrangements and decisions if it is to foster fruitful links among military communities. What is more, there remain a number of aspects to clarify about the French intention. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/macrons-european-intervention-initiative-more-questions-than-answers/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, France |
