French 20 white paper on defence and national security. The white paper reaffirmed frances commitment to nato, the security of the european union as well as its enhanced defencerelationship with the united kingdom after the 2010 lancaster house treaties on defence and security cooperation. With its new white book, france looks to become a world. Nb1c3 bf8b4 black pins the knight on c3 and threatens to take the pawn on e4. The french white paper on defense and national security. The 20 white paper on defense outlined france s cyber ambitions and its intent to treat major cyber attacks as acts of war. The 20 french defence white paper european geostrategy. Grandmaster dejan antic and international master branimir maksimovic have written a book that will change the way chess players look at the french defence, one of the most popular chess openings. The document builds on the previous 2008 white paper which was issued under the sarkozy presidency and which led to an extensive reorganisation and modernisation of the french armed forces. Even the very few mentions of domestic security, diplomacy or civil protection were diluted in the version of the white book in 20.
The latest french defense white paper provides a view of the world of the hollande administration. The french government released a much delayed white paper on defence and national security on 29 april 20. Book on defence is not new and the 20 european council gave clear support to csdp. In 1994, after the end of the division of europe during the cold war, france undertook a reappraisal of its. Wikiproject military history rated startclass this article is within the scope of the military history wikiproject. The fourth french white paper on defence has just been unveiled on april 29th five months delayed. The wellknown grandmaster and theoretician evgeny sveshn. The third official statement of french defense policy since the founding of the fifth republic and the first in 14 years this white paper reflects the priorities of french president nicolas sarkozy, in office since may 2007. Pdf the french white paper on defence and national. A dynamic repertoire for black by simon williams is yet another fine addition to a long list of repertoire books devoted to the french defense from blacks perspective. In 1994, after the end of the division of europe during the cold war, france undertook a reappraisal of its strategy and force structure. French 20 white paper on defence and national security air. The french white paper on defense and national security of 20 noted that europe was moving towards economic and financial integration, but at. White paper on defence and national security france nato.
The white paper defines geostrategic priorities for french defence policy. The french white paper on defence and national security jeanmarie collin on may 14, 20 the fourth french white paper on defence has just been unveiled on april 29th five months delayed. Killer french ginger gm chess grandmaster simon williams. The 20 french white paper on defense and national security is the most recent defence reform of the french armed forces and the fourth ever defence white paper in french history. The french white paper on defense and national security with the white paper on defence and national security of june 2008, france has embarked on an indepth overhaul of its security and defence strategy. Simons frank, clear and understandable delivery of material of which he has extensive knowledge certainly aids the viewer in increasing their understanding of these opening lines. French defense chess books shop for french defense chess. Pdf the french white paper on defence and national security. The australian people can have confidence that this government will ensure that we can defend our nation and protect our interests today and into the future. President of the french republic 20 french white paper defence and national security.
What is the easiest way, learnable in 10 mins or so, to play against it. Play the french by john watson this book is intended as a repertoire book. Nd2 of the french defence is also called the tarrasch variation. I have been a fan of the french defence since i started playing chess. However i mainly play 5 min blitz chess and my main white french line is the advance milnerbarry gambit im presently exploring the adg and classical french with 3.
Killer french ebook ginger gm chess grandmaster simon. Frances white paper on national security and defence. Pdf the 20 french white paper on defence and national security is shaping up to be a qualitatively different animal to the 2008 version. The 17 june unveiling of the french white paper on defence and national security comes at a period of evolution in french defence and security policy. Nimzovitch taught that these pawn chains should be attacked at the base in this case, at d4 and e6. The french ministry of defence has been engaged in the study of death in the military since january, 20.
The french white paper on defence and national security 2 6 knowledge represents our first line of defence. By sharing national perceptions and interests concerning the defense field, brazil seeks to ensure understanding of the motivations and aims of the military instrument. You can sort of feel that white should be attacking on the kside, and black on the qside. The french is a solid and safe defence which you will certainly meet and may like to play yourself as a reply to 1. This paper is a presentation of the results of the different initiatives that have been undertaken over the past 18 to 24 months. National white papers on military strategy are key tools to understand trends in security thought. The first is a shift of focus away from frances historic. There is a database with all the games from c03 to c11, which means more than three hundred. The white book for foreign service advisers and defence. Civilian engagement is crucial to building a sovereign and democratic brazil. It also describes how france can contribute to a wider and more effective role for europe on the international scene. Published on 29th april 20, the white paper on defence and national security was the fourth such document following the white papers published in 1972, 1994 and 2008 and was the response to the french presidents request in summer 2012 for a new document defining frances defence and security policy for the following five years.
The country slowly started to acknowledge that it was developing offensive cyber capabilities. Last year, the french government issued a white paper on national defense and security, which has a few interesting points. First, although the document never once uses the term human security, this concept has influenced the document. This brochure is a summary of the main figures concerning defence. Understanding the implications of frances strategic. Then we come to the important part, and the reason why i prefer chessbase over books. So i just meant that if u are able to read and absorbassimilate all these books, then u would master the french. Published on 29th april 20, the white paper on defence and. The french white paper on defence and national security basic.
Thefrench whitepaper ondefence andnational security. Chess grandmaster varuzhan akobian presents a lecture for beginners at the chess club and scholastic center of saint louis. In these notes i will give a quick rundown on the main variations of the french, and give an example line for each variation so you can get some idea of how to play for each side. Black players in a french defence have sound options like undermining the white center or playing against a damaged pawn structure. Admittedly, the two versions will share similar dna on. Published on 29th april 20, the white paper on defence and national security was the fourth such document following the white papers published in 1972, 1994 and 2008 and was the response to the french presidents request in summer 2012 for a new document defining france s defence and security policy for the following five years. This change is more than mere semantics and highlights how the defence industry has reached into all areas of security and defence. The defence white paper is a key part of the governments commitment to a safe and secure australia. Technical report pdf available january 2008 with 1,274. The 20 classification of the priority threats facing the territory, the population and french nationals abroad to be addressed by the defence and national security strategy are. Beginners openings and tactics gm varuzhan akobian.
The french white paper on defence and national security. Shortly after my election, i commissioned a new white paper on defence and national security, as i considered that the state of the world called for new. This opening has always been my main weapon on the way to gaining the grandmaster title, and now within the pages of this ebook i explain everything that i have learnt about the french defence over the last 25 years. The 20 french white paper on defence and national security is shaping up to be a qualitatively different animal to the 2008 version. And then i went to the data base of the authors games, and found, french defense after french defense, played in real tournaments, in which he won yeah. French white paper on defence and national security. White paper on defence and national security ministere des armees. Defence white papers are designed to be strategic tools that guide policymaking and communicate defence policy to french citizens. The 20 white paper on defense outlined frances cyber ambitions and its intent to treat major cyber attacks as acts of war. Consider the french defence pawn formation in the diagram. A complete repertoire for white, by sergei tiviakov. It presents the budget data, the number of personnel, the armed forces equipment and the forces deployed outside metropolitan france. The 20 white paper on defence and national security was released on april 29th. The french defence it starts fraser heights chess club.
Frances white paper on national security and defence chatham. The 20 french white paper on defense and national security is the most recent defence reform of the french armed forces and the fourth ever defence. The french white paper on defence and national security sets forth a detailed roadmap for defending the nations territory and security interests in a globalised world. In the end, it is an unremarkable, short document, whose political and military value may be questioned. Thats where they each have more space, and can organise their attacks better.
In chapter 6, the core elements of the eu defence white book are detailed. Knowledge guarantees our autonomy in decisionmaking and enables france to preserve its. A complete guide to playing 3 nc3 against the french defence two great books from the everyman chess library, french classical by byron jacobs and french winawer by neil mcdonald, brought together in one volume in french classical international master byron jacobs offers a fresh look at the classical variation of the french defence, which has. Shortly after my election, i commissioned a new white paper on defence and national security, as i. In this, simons second dvd, he will guide you through blacks part in the french defence. For example, the paper makes a vigorous and controversial defense of traditional french nuclear deterrence policy, which remains the.