#france
2pages tagged with "france"
security
- French National Strategic Review (Revue Nationale Stratégique) 2022— France's national security strategy, updated in response to the war in Ukraine. It identifies Russia as the 'main and most immediate threat' and reaffirms NATO as the 'foundation and framework of Europe's collective security,' while also strongly emphasizing the need for European strategic autonomy.
- Joint Declaration on European Defence (St. Malo Declaration)— A 1998 joint declaration by the British and French governments that is considered a key moment in the development of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). It called for the EU to have the capacity for autonomous action, backed by credible military forces, to respond to international crises.