1/ Hours ago, Emmanuel Macron delivered in Paris his speech on « defense strategy and deterrence » - a central feature of the French presidency.

Plenty of interesting and/or new things to unpack 👇

elysee.fr/emmanuel-macro… 2/ Although the presidential speech on deterrence is a traditional exercise, this one is much broader (and longer!). It contains a detailed assessment of the strategic environment - usually covered in a couple of introductory paragraphs, before getting to the nuclear “core”.

1/ France, Germany and the UK have just taken the major step of triggering the Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM) provided under para. 36 of the #JCPOA.

But what does that mean? A short [THREAD] 👇

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gov.uk/government/new… 2/ Per para. 36, a complaining party believing that another one is not respecting its commitments can take the issue to the Joint Commission, MFAs, and Advisory Board to seek resolution - with specific timelines for each step, which can be extended indefinitely by consensus.

1/ Macron's interview is generating an incredible amount of controversy, esp. in the US. A great opportunity to finally start an honest discussion about the REAL state of Europe & transatlantic relation, rather than bury our heads deeper into the sand. 👇

economist.com/europe/2019/11… 2/ He describes the same political reality he has been depicting consistently for the last 2 years, which is hardly controversial: US strategy towards Europe is evolving, a new balance of power is emerging, and Europeans are at risk of becoming marginalized unless they step up.