No national ambition possible outside Europe. A European defence policy, what for? The only valid response is: to male a common foreign policy credible, giving Europe autonomous positions in the world, in line with its interests, its traditions and its ambitions. The starting point, therefore, is CFSP, the common foreign and security policy, for which ESDP, European security and defence policy, will essentially be an instrument. This small pedagogical prelude aims to make it easier to...