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French troops deploying to Romania as part of the NATO Response Force

PESCO: the last chance

18/04/2024

For the external observer, the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is more equivalent to the long list of projects underway than to the 20 binding commitments, considered at the launch of this policy in 2017, as a before and after. At first glance, these 68 projects do not seem to pursue a single objective. Thus, it is worth asking, is the objective of PESCO clear even for those already initiated? In fact, it's not, and that remains the biggest obstacle to its success. At a time when a (second) strategic review of PESCO is being carried out, profound changes are required if it is to right its course. The objective of PESCO? Council Decision 2017/2315 establishing Permanent Structured Defense Cooperation (PESCO) stated that 'A long-term vision for PESCO could be to reach [Keep reading…]

Image of the candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Senegal: Diomaye Faye joins new group of young West African leaders

11/04/2024

March 25, 2024: The opposition Bassirou Diomaye Faye takes over the Presidency of Senegal. Imprisoned until 10 days before the vote and unknown to most voters just a few months before, he surprises and defeats the prime minister, Amadou Ba, backed by the entire state apparatus and the outgoing president, Macky Sall. This document seeks to explore the main reasons for this electoral result, with its internal and external context, in a region where new and young African leaders who have achieved power thanks to coups d'état lead. Faye has in common with them his novelty (although his mentor, Ousmane Sonko, is a great opposition figure in Senegal), youth and part of an ideology to put into practice. There are numerous and diverse eyes on Faye, reaching the former metropolis: France, whose influence is declining in the area. [Keep reading…]

Mohamed VI is, in addition to King of Morocco, Amir Al-Muminin, which can be translated as Prince (or Commander) of the Believers

Caesaropapism and radical Islamist doctrine in Morocco

05/04/2024

One of the fundamental characteristics of the political system of our southern neighbor is Caesaropapism, that is, the union between earthly and spiritual power in the hands of the monarch. A particularity that clashes both with the liberal-democratic principles contained in its constitution, and with the increasingly widespread discourse of radical Islamism. Regarding the latter, it must be taken into account that the transformation of the Moroccan into a parliamentary monarchy like Western monarchies would be perceived by radical Islam as illegitimate and a source of decadence. All of which poses an important problem for the Alawite regime because, although in general terms religion acts successfully as a legitimizing element of the monarchy, the doctrinal basis of this religious leadership is intrinsically incompatible with the doctrinal basis of the Global Jihadist Movement. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. Yeah [Keep reading…]

Image taken from the press release in which the new European Defense Industrial Strategy (EDIS) was announced by the European Commission

The EU's European Defense Industrial Strategy (EDIS)

19/03/2024

A few days ago the European Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented the European Defense Industrial Strategy (EDIS) or, in other words, the new European Defense Industrial Strategy. A very ambitious proposal that aims to mark a before and after not only in terms of the development of productive capacities or the tools at the disposal of the European institutions to relate to the defense industrial sector, but also for its manifest desire to reduce participation American in the European defense market. Despite everything, it is still a proposal that still needs to be negotiated by the States and the European Parliament, which has very little chance of moving forward without changes and which hides some important errors, such as the fact of assessing its possible results only at through quantitative indicators. (Keep going…) [Keep reading…]

Fake Elon Musk video produced by generative AI

The potential of generative AI as a deception tool

15/03/2024

Artificial Intelligence hides enormous potential when it comes to implementing disinformation operations. This is true both for government agencies and, increasingly, for criminal organizations, insurgent groups, and even ordinary citizens. A problem that has multiplied since Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI), capable of creating images and videos from textual content, allows sharing content that is very difficult to discriminate by those who view it. All of which will force the development of new control tools, including the one that will have to be established over companies in the sector. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

Point defense system of the USS "Carney" facing a Houthi missile

Hamas' war against Israel (VII): the Red Sea crisis

05/02/2024

Ten days after the Hamas attack on Israel, which opened a new chapter in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Yemen's Houthis announced that they would attack any merchant ship suspected of having ties of any kind to Israel transiting off their coasts. A decision that has opened a new crisis in the Red Sea, with important consequences. Since then, maritime security in said sea, as well as in its approaches from the Indian Ocean, has deteriorated considerably, with a decrease in maritime traffic of close to 90%. Some of the largest commercial shipping companies in the world, such as the Mollers-Maersk group or Hapag-Lloyd, have decided to temporarily suspend the transit of their ships through the region, a decision that has resulted in delays and increased prices (including of insurers). (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access [Keep reading…]

The Ukraine crisis has not served to make the European Union a strategic actor. Rather to demonstrate that Europeans still do not know what the exercise of power consists of.

The exercise of power (3)

04/02/2024

A year ago, the magazine “Ejércitos” published an analysis of the geopolitical context of that time under the title “The exercise of power (2)”. It indicated that the invasion of Ukraine was an event that consolidates the end of American hegemony exercised since the end of the Cold War. At the same time, although it may seem contradictory, the war has confirmed Washington's indispensable leadership role as guarantor of Europe's security and has shown its NATO allies that its protection remains linked to the umbrella of the United States. The European Union, despite all its plans and ambitions, would not have managed to achieve strategic prominence. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

Houthi helicopter attacking the Galaxy Leader ship in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023

The European Union and the Red Sea: this is geopolitics

24/01/2024

The European Union is preparing to launch a maritime operation aimed at protecting commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Its objective would be to protect civilian ships from attacks by the Yemeni Houthis. A welcome and necessary decision. Furthermore, and contrary to usual, it is not excessively late, since two months have passed since the attacks began. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

The president of Venezuela announces military deployment

Venezuela Vs Guyana: the Essequibo of discord

18/01/2024

The dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the sovereignty of the Essequibo territory dates back almost two centuries. It has had comings and goings, but it remains unresolved to this day. However, tension began to rise in 2015 and has escalated in the last six months. A review of the economic, political, internal and external aspects of this dispute can help to better understand the underlying current that flows under the current discord around the Essequibo. Recovering a past around which there is consensus, which coheres, to try to solve the problems of the present is seen as a strategy of dubious effectiveness at the outset. However, it seems to be the path chosen by Venezuela, immersed as it has been for years in one of the most difficult times in its recent history and with a regime in low times. (Continues…) Dear reader, this [Keep reading…]

Hamas's war against Israel (VI): the cyber derivatives of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

10/01/2024

The Hamas attack against Israel has been, according to the data that has emerged subsequently, even more complex than initially believed. In addition to involving actions in the land, sea and air domains, as well as having a strong cognitive component, it was accompanied by attacks in the cyber domain, aimed at confusing the Israeli population or denying them important information regarding the Palestinian rocket threat. . What we have seen constitutes one more episode of a conflict that, although it has once again taken the step to the physical, in the form of an Israeli military intervention that seeks to undermine Hamas, has also been raging for years on the networks. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.