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British Major General Charles Richard Stickland gives the EU flag to the Spanish Vice Admiral Antonio Martorell during the ceremony of transfer of authority of the leadership of European Union Atalanta Operation which is in charge of counter-piracy in the Indian Ocean, at the naval airbase in Rota, near Cadiz, southern Spain March 29, 2019.

Zeitenwende or Standstill in EU Crisis Management Operations?

Everyone is talking about Europe's defense. With good reason. But the EU also needs a renewal of its international military and civilian operations.

Tobias Pietz

Malian soldiers of the 614th Artillery Battery are pictured during a training session on a D-30 howitzer with the European Union Training Mission (EUTM), to fight jihadists, in the camp of Sevare, Mopti region, in Mali March 23, 2021. Picture taken March 23, 2021.

EU Crisis Management: Back to the Future

A proposed EU military training mission to Mozambique ostensibly speaks of new ambitions. In fact, the present approach is everything but ambitious. The EU Strategic Compass offers a chance to get crisis management back on track.

Tobias Pietz

Tobias Pietz

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