Our surprise guest is Nicolas Gros-Verheyde, a journalist, author and expert in defence and foreign politics. He breaks down the five proposals of the ReArm Europe plan, recently presented by the European Commission to beef up European defence amid rising concerns about the US commitment to the European security.

Nicolas Gros-Verheyde has been a journalist since 1989. He worked for Ouest France, ARTE, LCI and France Culture as EU and NATO correspondent. He is known and respected in European circles for his extensive knowledge of European affairs and foreign and defence policy. He is editorial director of B2, which was founded in 2008 and is the leading and most comprehensive media outlet on European defence and diplomacy. It is managed by a non-profit association in the form of a cooperative of journalists, and funded by subscriptions. 

Author of the books Défense européenne à l'heure de la guerre en Ukraine, La politique européenne de sécurité et de défense commune. Parce que l'Europe vaut bien une défense, and Europe de la défense, and political news pundit on LN24, France-Info and RTBF.