
Jeremy Cliffe
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Jeremy Cliffe
@JeremyCliffe
Editorial Director & Senior Policy Fellow @ECFR | Formerly @OpenSociety @NewStatesman @TheEconomist | Also at: https://t.co/ywrF7IBvrK



🇫🇷 Macron: “Separate national defence strategies are an absurdity.” Only 18% of European defence investment is conducted collaboratively. Europe wastes €18–57bn every year through fragmentation A common defence policy is essential for two reasons: 1. To stop wasting resources that should support households and essential social programmes. 2. To prevent war through overwhelming collective strength. A continent that shares the same geography, threats and major trading partners cannot continue with fragmented national defence policies. reuters.com/business/aeros…



Nos autorités savent désormais que l’Allemagne n’a nullement l’intention de développer des projets d’armement avec la France mais d’utiliser ses capacités budgétaires pour sa propre industrie quitte à le faire sous licence américaine. Ni France ni autonomie stratégique….



Intentions de vote présidentielle @M6 @RTLFrance @TolunaCorporate @harrisint_fr – Hypothèse 2nd tour avec @EPhilippe_LH et @MLP_officiel




WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Mark Rutte "You sit next to Donald Trump at moments when he talks about conquering Greenland, talks about lashing out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"






