Armand De Decker, the president of both the Western European Union (WEU) and of the Belgian Senate, believes that the European security and defence policy is today's most important dossier in European integration, because it will determine whether the EU, an economic power and a monetary power, is to become a "global power". He spoke before the French Senate on this subject (see this column yesterday), clearing up and adding to the previous speakers' comments (see our bulletin of 4 December,...