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Military Staff updates strategic planning concepts

By Nicolas Gros-Verheyde | 24 July 2008

The European Union Military Staff (EUMS) has recently updated a number of military concepts, which have since been approved by the EU Military Committee (the EU's highest military body). This task is carried out on a regular basis, but deserves particular attention in 2008. While some of...

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