France - Newspaper Articles & Oped
French Joint Commander for Asia-Pacific Outlines Paris’ Indo-Pacific Defense Plans
Avril 2021 by Abhijnan Rej
This article written by Abhijnan Rej for The Diplomat interviews Admiral Jean-Mathieu Ray on France’s position as a major security and defense player in the Indo-Pacific.
How Franco-Australian Cooperation Can Help Stabilize the Indo-Pacific
Avril 2021 by Pierre Morcos
Pierre Morcos analyses how the strategic alignment of France and Australia with a common approach as neighbours in the Indo-Pacific can promote a rules-based order that protects sovereignty, fosters trade, and preserves peace.
Franco-German Divergences in the Indo-Pacific: The Risk of Strategic Dilution
Octobre 2020 by Mathieu Duchâtel and Garima Mohan Franco-German Divergences in the Indo-Pacific: The Risk of Strategic Dilution
In this Institut Montaigne article published in October 2020, Mathieu Duchâtel analyses the different approaches of the European Union countries and how the European Union can come together to develop a common approach for the Indo-Pacific.
France, India and the Indo-Pacific : Exploring Alternative Frameworks of Engagement
Juin 2020 by Paras Ratna
This paper published by the Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies assesses the opportunities for engagement for France and India in the Indo-Pacific. It also explores the security architecture and France’s eagerness to partner with like-minded countries.
France’s Indo-Pacific strategy: inclusive and principled
Décembre 2019 by France’s Indo-Pacific strategy: inclusive and principled
This article written by Françoise Nicolas for the French Institute of International Relations 2008, the French White
Paper on Defense and National Security pointed out that France should look beyond West Africa to the entire
Indian Ocean and East Asia region.
Why France Wants to Stay a Colonial Power
Mai 2019 by Andrew Tillett
This article published in the Financial Review analyses France’s approach to the Indo-Pacific and President Macron’s desire to establish a strategic axis between France, Australia and India.
AUKUS and Submarines: The Fallout for France
by Valerie Niquet and Marianne Peron-Doise
In the following article, Valerie Niquet and Marianne Peron-Doise discuss the implications of leaving out France out of a strategic alliance in the Indo-Pacific.
