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Nice: France’s Mediterranean Gateway to the Indo-Pacific

France’s fifth-largest city is increasingly serving as a showcase for Indo-Pacific diplomacy -- including the Indian PM's latest visit.

18.06.2026 8

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‘Who Will Innovate With India?’ New Horizons for the France-India Partnership

“The question is no longer whether India innovates – it is ‘who will innovate with India?’” declared French President Emmanuel Macron.

21.02.2026 50

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France and Mauritius: Strengthening Ties in the Indian Ocean

With major powers like China and India asserting their ambitions in the Indian Ocean, France relies on partnerships with like-minded countries,...

12.12.2025 20

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Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Clipperton, France’s Indo-Pacific Edge

Although its land area is modest – only 1.7 square kilometers – Clipperton’s strategic and ecological significance is anything but small.

12.07.2025 20

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Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: New Caledonia, How to Overcome the Geopolitical Impasse?

The ongoing crisis in New Caledonia threatens to unravel more than three decades of French diplomatic engagement, as well as France’s broader...

04.07.2025 10

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Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia, a Model of Shared Sovereignty?

French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared sovereignty within the...

28.06.2025 20

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Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Wallis and Futuna: Of Monarchies, Catholicism… and Rugby

The archipelago may not hold major strategic weight in the Indo-Pacific, but it offers a fascinating case study of institutional hybridity within the...

21.06.2025 20

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Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Les TAAF, a ‘Fictional Collectivity’ of Real Strategic Interests

The TAAF’s recent integration as a component of France’s Indo-Pacific strategy marks a new chapter in the atypical connectivity between three very...

14.06.2025 10

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Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Mayotte, a Contested Sovereignty

Mayotte's contested sovereignty has given rise to a complex nexus of challenges: mass irregular migration, mounting social tensions, and regional...

07.06.2025 10

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Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: La Réunion, France’s Strategic Outpost

La Réunion embodies France’s enduring presence in the Indian Ocean and its ambition to project influence across the wider Indo-Pacific region.

31.05.2025 10

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France in the Indian Ocean: Navigating National Imperatives and Regional Ambitions

President Macron’s recent tour of the IOR underscored the complex interplay between France’s global strategic ambitions and the local realities of...

01.05.2025 20

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