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Opinion: For the EU strategic autonomy is as yet only an aspiration, but one worth pursuing
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Opinion: For the EU strategic autonomy is as yet only an aspiration, but one worth pursuing

27 September 2021
The establishment of AUKUS, and subsequent submarine dispute, has exposed once more the EU's strategic vulnerability. At present the EU has no common foreign policy and no European armed forces capability, and strategic autonomy remains an illusion. But it is not a wrong goal to pursue, argues Maximiliaan van Lange in this op-ed.
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Georgia launches "Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative" but gives few details
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Georgia launches "Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative" but gives few details

25 September 2021
commonspace.eu political editor said in a comment that the Georgian initiative, although for the moment short on detail, is very timely. There is in the South Caucasus a sense that a window of opportunity now exists to try to bring to a solution some of the many outstanding issues that have caused tensions and conflicts since the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are already a number of ideas floating around about possible formations for taking forward the process for regional peace, including a Turkish one which proposes a 3+3 format. The Georgian initiative appears to be very different, but leaves many questions yet unanswered. But the very fact that Georgia has committed to such a process is a positive development.
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European Union accused Russia of cyber attacks
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European Union accused Russia of cyber attacks

24 September 2021
The European Union and its Member States strongly denounced malicious cyber activities against it originating in Russia. "We urge the Russian Federation to adhere to the norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace", the EU and its member states said in a statement on Friday,
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Lebanon's cabinet gets Parliamentary approval
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Lebanon's cabinet gets Parliamentary approval

23 September 2021
After a long session that lasted eight hours on Monday (20 September), the Lebanese parliament gave a vote of confidence to the new Lebanese cabinet led by prime minister Najib Mikati. The session, in which 100 out of 128 members attended, was long and tiring for many yet nothing dramatic disturbed the proceedings.