Rousseau, as we have seen, defines liberty as an autonomous ability to participate in society.

If one cannot take an independent defence policy, one cannot have an independent foreign policy either.

Building an autonomous Union’s Earth observation capacity (Copernicus)

Building an autonomous Union’s Earth observation capacity (Copernicus)

Rousseau, as we have seen, defines liberty as an autonomous ability to participate in society.

Rousseau, as we have seen, defines liberty as an autonomous ability to participate in society.

This requires a capacity for autonomous action backed up by credible military capabilities and appropriate decision making bodies.

To achieve this, they argued that the EU must have the capacity for autonomous action, backed by credible military forces, to respond to international crises.

Copernicus aims to achieve an autonomous and operational Earth observation capacity.

The French defence industry’s dependence on foreign micro-electronics is threatening several of its export contracts. [...]

The ambition of Copernicus is to give Europe its own independent capability to observe and monitor Earth.

Smart Munitions Munitions which think for themselves and have self-contained ability to search, detect, acquire, and engage targets.

The ambition of Copernicus is to give Europe its own independent capability to observe and monitor Earth.

The existence of such a multinational force will make the development of an autonomous intelligence capacity inevitable.

Paris has an “autonomous capability,” which cuts dependence on allies, he said.