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Can Europe Achieve 'Strategic Autonomy'?

Sep 11, 2018 | 13:11 GMT

French soldiers at the fort of Vincennes, outside Paris, await a visit from their president and minister of defense in July 2016.
This photo taken on July 25, 2016 at their command centre of the anti-terror Vigipirate plan, dubbed 'Operation Sentinelle,' in the fort of Vincennes, on the outskirts of Paris shows French soldiers during a visit by France's President Francois Hollande (not pictured) and France's Minister of Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian (not pictured). French President Francois Hollande met troops mobilised for anti-terror operation 'Sentinelle' on July 25, promising to increase financial measures for military purposes during the state of emergency. / AFP / POOL / IAN LANGSDON (Photo credit should read IAN LANGSDON/AFP/Getty Images)

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The problems with the Continent's proposal to become a stronger, more independent military actor begin with the word "Europe."...

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