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Paco MilhietThe Diplomat |
France’s fifth-largest city is increasingly serving as a showcase for Indo-Pacific diplomacy -- including the Indian PM's latest visit.
“The question is no longer whether India innovates – it is ‘who will innovate with India?’” declared French President Emmanuel Macron.
With major powers like China and India asserting their ambitions in the Indian Ocean, France relies on partnerships with like-minded countries,...
Although its land area is modest – only 1.7 square kilometers – Clipperton’s strategic and ecological significance is anything but small.
The ongoing crisis in New Caledonia threatens to unravel more than three decades of French diplomatic engagement, as well as France’s broader...
French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared sovereignty within the...
The archipelago may not hold major strategic weight in the Indo-Pacific, but it offers a fascinating case study of institutional hybridity within the...
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...
Mayotte's contested sovereignty has given rise to a complex nexus of challenges: mass irregular migration, mounting social tensions, and regional...
La Réunion embodies France’s enduring presence in the Indian Ocean and its ambition to project influence across the wider Indo-Pacific region.
President Macron’s recent tour of the IOR underscored the complex interplay between France’s global strategic ambitions and the local realities of...