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Notes / Europe, European Union, NATO 9 February 2026 X-ray (or post-mortem?) of Permanent Structured Cooperation and insights for European cooperation Maxime Cordet Research Fellow specialising in European defence issues
Notes / ARES Group - The Armament Industry European Research Group 26 January 2026 Building a European Geospatial Intelligence Capability: Mapping Initiatives, Identifying Gaps, and Outlining Strategic Options Sandra Mezzadri ARES’s Scientific Advisor and Senior Defence Industry Expert
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Notes / Political and Geostrategic Observatory of the United States 12 January 2026 The 2025 national security strategy: A different worldview Pierre-Yves Hénin Professor Emeritus at Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
Notes / ARES Group - The Armament Industry European Research Group 8 January 2026 Which Type of Armament Cooperation Do We Want/Need? The Case of Italy Alessandro Marrone Head of Defence Programme, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
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Notes / Observatory of Turkey and its Geopolitical Environment 16 December 2025 The New Wave of Nationalism Among Young Turks Selin Gücüm Political Science Graduate, Catholic University of Lille, London School of Economics and Political Science