Waiting in Munich for European Defense

In this commentary in February 2018 the author suggested that France and Germany have completely different views about how to get European defence off the ground.

ECFR: Commentary, 14.02.18: A New Beginning for European Defence (et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-new-beginning-for-european-defence/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 13.11.17: Defence cooperation: 23 member states sign notification on the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) http://www.europeansources.info/record/signing-and-establishment-of-permanent-structured-cooperation-pesco/

EUISS: Conference, 13.12.17: Building on vision, forward to action: Delivering on EU security and defence http://www.europeansources.info/record/building-on-vision-forward-to-action-delivering-on-eu-security-and-defence/

European Leadership Network: Commentary, 23.11.17: Macron’s 'European Intervention Initiative': More Questions than Answers http://www.europeansources.info/record/macrons-european-intervention-initiative-more-questions-than-answers/

LSE European Institute: EuroppBlog, 28.04.18: Why Russia is economically weak and politically strong http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2018/04/28/why-russia-is-economically-weak-and-politically-strong/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 29.03.18: Franco-German Differences Over Defense Make Europe Vulnerable http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/75937?lang=en

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