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On Monday, Macron delivered a speech announcing the biggest shift in European nuclear weapons landscape since the Cold War. In this video, we’re taking a look at the French nuclear deterrent and Macron’s plans to expand it.

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Macron’s nuclear speech 2026:
https://www.elysee.fr/front/pdf/elysee-module-26067-fr.pdf
https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2026/03/02/deplacement-sur-la-base-operationnelle-de-lile-longue

Global nuclear warhead inventories:
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/nuclear-weapons-who-has-what-glance

France’s existing nuclear deterrent:
https://www.sipri.org/research/armaments-and-disarmament/nuclear-weapons/world-nuclear-forces/france
https://www.ft.com/content/45d90eeb-5084-4c22-8d4a-9fdb223759fb
https://apnews.com/article/france-nuclear-weapons-macron-deterrence-a7553b1e8a4f94b185d3f6393133fc36
https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-07/french-nuclear-weapons-2025/

Goal and independence of French nuclear deterrent:
ttps://www.frstrategie.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/notes/2025/042025.pdf
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/02/french-nuclear-umbrella-for-europe-now-increasingly-discussed-among-allies_6751006_4.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/europe-nuclear-deterrent-france-s-atomic-weapons-arsenal-and-nato-s-future

UK’s nuclear deterrent relies on US:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/uks-nuclear-deterrent-relies-us-support-there-are-no-other-easy-alternatives

US nuclear weapons as supreme guarantee of NATO security:
https://www.nato.int/content/dam/nato/webready/documents/publications-and-reports/strategic-concepts/2022/290622-strategic-concept.pdf

UK-France Northwood Declaration 2025:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/northwood-declaration-10-july-2025-uk-france-joint-nuclear-statement
https://www.csis.org/analysis/northwood-declaration-future-european-deterrence

France and Germany create new steering group:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-france-create-nuclear-steering-group-new-deterrence-effort-2026-03-02/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/04/germany-s-nuclear-cooperation-with-france-marks-a-significant-shift_6751072_4.html

Further analysis of Macron’s speech/announcements:
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/03/03/what-frances-new-nuclear-arms-doctrine-means-for-europe
https://www.dw.com/en/frances-nuclear-capability-offers-fringe-benefits-to-allies/a-76201845
https://www.ft.com/content/732a786d-2e7e-40b9-aab4-7a38d43f492b

France’s ‘vital interests’ and their ‘European dimension’:
https://strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/les-defis-de-la-dimension-europeenne

00:00 – Introduction
01:09 – France’s Nuclear Deterrent
03:49 – Macron’s Speech
06:03 – Unanswered Questions
07:49 – Sponsored Content

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Europe could be facing another energy crisis, with strikes from the US, Israel and Iran disrupting global LNG ports from Qatar. So in this video, we’ll explain the EU’s reliance on gas, the recent spike in prices and why it could be a huge problem.

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Where does EU’s gas come from

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/where-does-the-eu-s-gas-come-from/#0 
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?oldid=554503#Main_suppliers_of_petroleum_oils.2C_natural_gas_and_coal_to_the_EU 

Qatar-EU LNG diversification

https://energy-europe.eu/oil-and-gas-en/focus-on-doha-diversification-shapes-europes-gas-strategy/?utm_source=chatgpt.com 
https://europeangashub.com/qatars-role-in-lng-supply-to-europe.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-23/eni-and-qatar-sign-27-year-lng-supply-deal-for-italy 
https://www.global-counsel.com/insights/report/qatar-and-future-european-energy-security#:~:text=Russia’s%20weaponisation%20of%20gas%20in,between%20the%20two%20Gulf%20nations. 

Gas price surge

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/european-gas-rallies-more-than-30-as-qatar-halts-lng-production 
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/02/european-gas-prices-jump-by-as-much-as-45-as-qatar-stops-lng-production 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/goldman-says-european-gas-could-jump-130-on-hormuz-disruption 
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/mar/02/oil-price-us-israel-iran-war-100-dollars-a-barrel-stock-markets-drop-travel-news-updates 

EU’s depleted natural gas storage

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-12/europe-s-depleted-natural-gas-storage-tanks-spur-energy-security-worries 

Why increase is oil prices is good for Russia

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-oil-price-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz/  
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/indian-refiners-eye-russian-oil-again-as-iran-crisis-hits-supply 

EU’s dependence on US LNG

https://ieefa.org/resources/eu-risks-new-energy-dependence-us-could-supply-80-its-lng-imports-2030

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The US and Israel have attacked Iran, starting yet another conflict on Europe’s doorstep and it’s not anything Europe needed right now. In this video, we’re going to explain why a wra in Iran is terrible news for Europe.

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EU responses to US-Israeli attack on Iran:
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-react-iran-us-israel-crisis/

French and British bases hit by Iranian drones:
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/02/newsletter-world-on-knife-edge-as-us-israel-war-with-iran-risks-spillover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2r0q310e3o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/uk-airbase-raf-akrotiri-cyprus-suspected-drone-strike

E3 (France, Germany, UK) statement:
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/e3-statement-on-indiscriminate-iranian-attacks-on-countries-in-the-region-2409178

Keir Starmer statement on British involvement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-iran-1-march-2026

Italian defence minister stuck in Dubai:
https://www.ansa.it/english/newswire/english_service/2026/03/02/defence-minister-back-in-italy-after-getting-stranded-in-dubai_8d75d8d8-9a71-49de-9d98-0a6943212bd0.html

Tweets by Pedro Sanchez, Lindsey Graham, and Ursula von der Leyen:
https://x.com/sanchezcastejon/status/2027707726738923754
https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2027774010155536604
https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/2027756878575362119

EU’s slow response:
https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/missiles-at-dawn-an-eu-meeting-on-monday/

Dave Keating on risk to Cyprus’ rotating presidency:
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/war-comes-to-the-eus-doorstep-again

Risk/impact of gas disruption:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/qatar-stops-lng-production-at-world-s-top-plant-after-attack
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/iran-crisis-threatens-worst-disruption-in-gas-markets-since-2022
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/european-gas-jumps-25-as-iranian-crisis-threatens-global-flows
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-01/goldman-says-european-gas-could-jump-130-on-hormuz-disruption

ING on impact on Central/Eastern Europe:
https://think.ing.com/opinions/the-middle-east-conflict-is-affecting-cee-through-energy-prices/

Potential impact on oil prices:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/03/02/oil-prices-brent-iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-ftse-100-markets/
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/mar/02/oil-price-us-israel-iran-war-100-dollars-a-barrel-stock-markets-drop-travel-news-updates

How Russia could benefit:
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-oil-price-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/indian-refiners-eye-russian-oil-again-as-iran-crisis-hits-supply

00:00 Why War in Iran is Terrible News for Europe
07:36 Sponsored Content

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In the past few years, Europe has been making steady progress towards decarbonisation and renewables. And, with the new European Grids Package, this is set to continue. In this video, we’re taking a look at Europe’s existing energy infrastructure, its problems, and how the EU aims to fix it.

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European Grids Package
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/infrastructure/european-grids_en

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1:03 – Context
3:36 – Europe’s New Energy Grid Package Exlpained
7:49 – Sponsored Content

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