24 March 2014 Olivier de France Keynote 720P
Channel: IIEA
Date: 25/03/2014

About the Speech:
 
The focus on the Common Security and Defence Policy at the December European Council summit, coupled with recent events in the European neighbourhood, have drawn the attention of citizens throughout the EU to defence matters. Mr. de France examined how EU citizens perceive the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and related defence questions, and what this means for the future of European defence.
 
About the Speaker:
 
Olivier de France is defence, security and foreign policy analyst with the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS). He specialises in strategic issues, with a particular focus on CSDP and national defence policies. Educated at France's Ecole Normale Superieure, he was Corpus Christi scholar at Cambridge University, where he also taught.  Previously he was at the ECFR, where he co-authored Europe's Strategic Cacophony and Etude comparative des livres blancs de l'Union européenne.