top of page
2022
[FR] What is France waiting for to help Ukraine more? L'Echo 17 November
[FR] War in Ukraine: how the EU is going to train 15 000 Ukrainians soldiers? Le Figaro (interview) 13 October
[FR] Is it possible to deter Poutin using nuclear weapons? L'Echo 11 October
[FR] War in Ukraine : a new era for European defence? Revue Défense July/August/September
[EN] The untenable simplicity of the European defence equation IRIS Analysis 6 July
[FR] The strategic compass: and now what? European Defence Review - Eurosatory 15 June
[FR] Should Hungary leave the European Union? L'Echo 12 May
[EN] From Strategic autonomy to Strategic sovereignty "The European Security and Defence Union" February
2021
[FR] Sovereignty, what's in a name that we call a rose... Journal "Administration" 17 December
[EN] Europe's strategic autonomy: this obscure object of desire IRIS Analysis 13 October
[FR] We won't make European defence at 27 Le Dauphiné libéré (interview) 10 October
[FR] Sovereignty and solidarity, a European challenge (collective book) Les éditions du cerf / Eurodéfense 20 Septembre foreword
Emmanuel Macron / afterword Josep Borrell
[FR] Rebuilding trust between citizens and representatives? It's still possible L'Echo 11 August
[EN] Lessons learned for the European Defence Fund European Parliament - Study 31 May
[FR] European defence - interview Europanova 17 May
[FR] European Union's Defence: finally true? DecipherGrey 6 May
[FR] The European Defence Fund and the preparation of future weapons Revue Défense January-February-March
[FR] For a new institutional framework for the CSDP: establishing IRIS Analysis 7 January
Unknown Track - Unknown Artist
00:00 / 00:00
2017
Défense européenne : mettre les paroles en actes (with Jean Arthuis) [FR] Les Echos - 21 December
PESCO or being taken for a ride again [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 1039 - 29 November
Public hearing before the SEDE Committee of the European Parliament EP - 11 October Speech Full motion
PESCO: National perspectives and state of play [EN]
Toward an authentic European defence Strategy: Legal aspects Collective book: "the emergence of EU Defense Research Policy - From innovation to militarization" Springer 2017
PESCO: National perpectives and state of play [EN] Report for the European Parliament - 15 July
Preparatory works on the budget of the European Defence Industry
Development programme for the European Commission [not public - see the Working Staff Document 6 June]
Where is PESCO heading [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 992 31 May
Montrons à l'Amérique de Donald Trump qui nous sommes
et ce que nous valons ! [FR] B2pro 25 May
The Union Defence Research Programme: state of affairs [FR] GRIP - Analysis - 23 March
Coopération Structurée permanente: arrêtons d'en parler faisons là ! [FR] B2pro - 10 March
PESCO: European's defence last frontier [EN] GRIP - Report - 23 February
One last little effort Mr President [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 693 - 23 February
2016
The full energizing of Article 42 of the Treaty on the European Union
Seminar on: 'European Defence Union: Building a smart Integration process'
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe - European Parliament EP - 30 November
The future European Defence Research Programme
RISET (Research and Innovation on Security Related Topics)
CLORA (Club des organismes de recherche associés) Bruxelles [EN] Brussels 22 November
Que penser de la politique des 2 % de l'OTAN après le Brexit ? [FR] DSI (Défense & Sécurité Internationale) n°49 HS August
The future European Defence Research Programme [FR] IRIS - Analysis - July
“The only way for Europe to preserve its strategic autonomy is to pull European Defence Matters The magazine of the European
its resources together” [EN] Defence Agency - 2016 Issue n° 10 June
Letter to my English friends [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 894 - 31 May
Public Hearing before the SEDE Committee of the European Parliament EP - 16 March Speech Full motion
The future of European Defence Research [EN] Report for the European Parliament 30 March
2015
L'avenir des forces nucléaires françaises dans une authentique Revue de la Défense Nationale - August
défense européenne [FR]
European Defence in Midstream [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 801 - 9 June
The permanent structured cooperation: the sleeping beauty of GRIP - Report - May
the European Defence [EN]
Je suis un paragraphe. Cliquez ici pour ajouter votre propre texte et me modifier. C'est facile.
2019
European defence: mourning England [EN] Op-ed IRIS 20 December
NATO is dead, but Europe is sick [EN] Op-ed IRIS 21 November
Reforming NATO to save the Alliance [EN] Analysis IRIS 17 June
Vers une armée européenne [FR] Collective Op ed - Les Echos 14 May
European army: a vital debate [EN] The European - Security and Defence Union ed 1/2019
Defending Europe - a plea for a European Army (with Olivier Jehin) [FR] (book) Editions Nuvis - April
European defence between cooperation and integration Revue de la Défense Nationale (RDN) - 3 April
from CSPD to a European Army [FR]
A plea for the European Army [FR] La Croix - 29 March (with Olivier Jehin)
European army - a series of five papers published simultaneously by IRIS and GRIP (with Olivier Jehin)
Why do we need a European Army? April 18 IRIS [EN]
A European Army to do what? April 24 IRIS [EN]
A European Army in which framework? April 26 IRIS [EN]
A European Army with whom? April 29 IRIS [EN]
Which sort of European army? April 30 IRIS [EN]
Brexit won't happen ... not yet [FR] L'Echo - 9 January
European Army the necessary debate (with Olivier Jehin) [FR] L'Opinion - 4 January Le Soir 8 January
European Union defence - the White book implementation Report for the European Parliament 8 January
process [EN] video [EN] speech [FR] slides [EN]
2018
Le Fonds européen de défense [FR] Confrontations Europe - 9 July
L'initiative européenne d'intervention : pourquoi il faut écouter la
Chancelière Merkel [FR] IRIS - analysis - 26 June
Les entretiens de la défense européenne (seminar in Sorbonne) Paris Sorbonne University - 1 June
video [FR] text [FR] slides [FR]
Strategic autonomy under the spotlight [EN] GRIP - Report 26 March
Laissons les citoyens s'emparer du projet européen [FR] Les Echos - 12 March
Faisons du Brexit une chance pour l'Europe (with JP Maulny) [FR] L'Opinion - 5 March - La Libre Belgique 26 February
Le moment est venu de repenser le projet européen 2018 [FR] Le Soir - 22 February
PESCO : une bonne vieille idée qui mérite le détour [FR] B2pro - 17 February
Public hearing before the ITRE Committee of the European Parliament
The European Defence Industry Development Programme [EN] EP - 22 January Speech Q & A
Analysis on the Legal basis of the European Defence Industry EP - 22 January
Development programme [FR]
2017
Défense européenne : mettre les paroles en actes (with Jean Arthuis) [FR] Les Echos - 21 December
PESCO or being taken for a ride again [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 1039 - 29 November
Public hearing before the SEDE Committee of the European Parliament EP - 11 October Speech Full motion
PESCO: National perspectives and state of play [EN]
Toward an authentic European defence Strategy: Legal aspects Collective book: "the emergence of EU Defense Research Policy - From innovation to militarization" Springer 2017
PESCO: National perpectives and state of play [EN] Report for the European Parliament - 15 July
Preparatory works on the budget of the European Defence Industry
Development programme for the European Commission [not public - see the Working Staff Document 6 June]
Where is PESCO heading [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 992 31 May
Montrons à l'Amérique de Donald Trump qui nous sommes
et ce que nous valons ! [FR] B2pro 25 May
The Union Defence Research Programme: state of affairs [FR] GRIP - Analysis - 23 March
Coopération Structurée permanente: arrêtons d'en parler faisons là ! [FR] B2pro - 10 March
PESCO: European's defence last frontier [EN] GRIP - Report - 23 February
One last little effort Mr President [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 693 - 23 February
2016
The full energizing of Article 42 of the Treaty on the European Union
Seminar on: 'European Defence Union: Building a smart Integration process'
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe - European Parliament EP - 30 November
The future European Defence Research Programme
RISET (Research and Innovation on Security Related Topics)
CLORA (Club des organismes de recherche associés) Bruxelles [EN] Brussels 22 November
Que penser de la politique des 2 % de l'OTAN après le Brexit ? [FR] DSI (Défense & Sécurité Internationale) n°49 HS August
The future European Defence Research Programme [FR] IRIS - Analysis - July
“The only way for Europe to preserve its strategic autonomy is to pull European Defence Matters The magazine of the European
its resources together” [EN] Defence Agency - 2016 Issue n° 10 June
Letter to my English friends [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 894 - 31 May
Public Hearing before the SEDE Committee of the European Parliament EP - 16 March Speech Full motion
The future of European Defence Research [EN] Report for the European Parliament 30 March
2015
L'avenir des forces nucléaires françaises dans une authentique Revue de la Défense Nationale - August
défense européenne [FR]
European Defence in Midstream [EN] Europe Diplomacy & Defence n° 801 - 9 June
The permanent structured cooperation: the sleeping beauty of GRIP - Report May - 27 May
the European Defence [EN]
[EN] Quo vadis EU defence? A look beyond 2030 'European defence matters' EDA's magazine 2 December
[FR] Strategic autonomy: false debates and real questions La Croix 25 November
[EN] Is the European Union really unable to defend itself? IRIS Analysis 8 September
[EN] Some simple questions for a complicated future. Translation of three papers published at IRIS at the end of July
[FR] Europe, the sovereignty temptation and the silence of the lambs L'Echo 22 May
[FR] Let us split Europe in two halves and see who is the true mother L'Echo 25 April
[FR] European Union: do or die L'Echo 8 April
[FR] The Union's survival depends on a collective response La Croix 7 April
[FR] Coronavirus : the lack of solidarity can kill the European project IRIS Analysis 6 April
[FR] "Close links" with the Brits in defence? What for? Interview to "Le Vif/L'Express" 6 February
[EN] European defence : challenges ahead IRIS Op-ed 27 January
[FR] What if in 2020 Trump decides to leave NATO? (with JP Perruche) IRIS Op-ed 20 January
[FR] Strategic autonomy: do we choose between the EU and NATO? Conference at the French National School of Administration 14 January text slides
bottom of page