1. Defense Monitor, Volume XXXVII, No. 3 - May/June 2008
- Publication Date:
- 05-2008
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Center for Defense Information
- Abstract:
- On July 1, 2008 when France assumes the European Union (EU) presidency for six months, one of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's top priorities will be the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). According to Le Monde, Sarkozy is planning a "Saint-Malo (B)" – a reference to the Anglo- French declaration signed on Dec. 4, 1998, relaunching movement towards an EU defense capacity, and leading eventually to the birth of ESDP.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, Arms Control and Proliferation, War, and Counterinsurgency
- Political Geography:
- Europe and France