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  • 2 Feb 2023
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • France

    France-Australia: Salving the wounds of AUKUS

    Eglantine Staunton
    After the crisis over the subs deal, both countries stand to benefit from a normalisation of ties.
  • 1 Feb 2023
    • Australia
    • Australian Navy
    • Defence & Security
    • France

    Marles torpedoes French subs, but is yet to explain nuclear advantage

    Sam Roggeveen
    For such a high-stakes and expensive enterprise the public deserves to know not just what boats we’re getting, but why.
  • 27 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • France
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • United States

    France can help Albanese fix AUKUS

    Alan J. Kuperman
    Labor faces a dilemma over nuclear-powered subs and the non-proliferation regime. An old partner might offer an answer.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security
    • France
    • Public Opinion

    France-Australia: Moving beyond AUKUS

    Eglantine Staunton
    A change of PM has certainly helped, and the latest Lowy Poll suggests no enduring damage has been done to relations.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • New Caledonia
    • China and the Pacific
    • France

    The China factor in France’s growing engagement in the “peaceful sea”

    Denghua Zhang , Eric Frécon
    A step-up by Paris in the Indo-Pacific is evidence that it aims for a pragmatic third path in the region.
  • 30 May 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • New Caledonia
    • France

    Australia can’t stay silent on decolonisation in the Pacific

    Nic Maclellan
    As Canberra and Paris repair ties, presenting France as a “Pacific country” would undermine regional independence.
  • 9 May 2022
    • Australia's Trade
    • Australia's Economy
    • European Union
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    The time is right for Australia to forge stronger ties with Europe

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A new world has created new opportunities in energy, security and diplomacy that Canberra should grab without delay.
  • 1 Feb 2022
    • Sustainability
    • European Union
    • Climate change
    • France

    How to speak green: Europe’s new energy taxonomy

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A stoush about sustainable energy criteria reveals tensions, anxieties – and increasing French influence.
  • 8 Dec 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • New Caledonia
    • France

    AUKUS debate “influenced France’s attitude towards New Caledonia”

    Nic Maclellan
    Local leaders – loyalists and independence advocates alike – believe the subs cancelation has coloured the French view.
  • 8 Nov 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Australia
    • France

    Sinking trust

    Sian Troath
    Sparing between Scott Morrison and Emmanuel Macron is about more than a broken deal but the manner it was conveyed.
  • 19 Oct 2021
    • United States
    • European Union
    • France

    Europe’s time to find its superpower

    Emilian Kavalski , Nicholas Ross Smith
    AUKUS was the final reminder that European leaders need to make a break from reliance on US security on the continent.
  • 15 Oct 2021
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • France

    France-Australia: Welcome back, Your Excellency, urgent matters await

    Alexandre Dayant
    AUKUS was a blow to Australia’s French romance but the Pacific region needs the two regional powers to kiss and make up.
  • 11 Oct 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe
    • Australia
    • France

    Subs: Australia’s reputation overboard

    Richard Ogier
    In Europe, and not only in France, the image of Australia has suffered a direct hit.
  • 24 Sep 2021
    • Australian Diplomacy
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • France

    AUKUS: France’s strategic outcry

    Eglantine Staunton
    After the drama of recalled ambassadors in the wake of a new Indo-Pacific strategic deal, it’s time for dialogue.
  • 21 Sep 2021
    • US Navy
    • Maritime Security
    • China-Australia Relations
    • Asia Pacific Security
    • Australian Navy
    • Asean
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • China
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    AUKUS and the CPTPP: It’s all about China

    Ian Hill
    Security deterrence is only one factor in the new and fast-moving geostrategic environment of the Indo-Pacific.
  • 17 Sep 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia
    • France

    Sunk! France cries outrage over snubbed subs

    John Sexton
    The French president is stung, the local media in uproar, and allies are caught in the storm.
  • 2 Sep 2021
    • Defence & Security
    • Europe
    • South China Sea
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    Europe and the South China Sea 

    Loro Horta
    More warships in disputed waters may cause instability. But the presence of navies from afar sends a clear message, too.
  • 25 Jun 2021
    • Europe
    • France

    Macron’s right-wing gamble

    Lisa Louis
    The French president is betting on the far-right to boost his chances in the 2022 election.
  • 21 Jun 2021
    • Europe
    • United States
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    Believing Biden

    Daniel Woker
    The US President has persuaded European allies of his values-based policy. But will such faith carry home?
  • 18 Jun 2021
    • France
    • New Caledonia

    New Caledonia’s third independence referendum, and the day after

    Alexandre Dayant
    With the next – and final – ballot set for December, consequences of a Yes or No choice are becoming clear.
  • 26 May 2021
    • New Caledonia
    • France

    New Caledonia eyes final vote on independence

    Denise Fisher
    France wants to get serious about the future. But its method may prove counterproductive.
  • 17 Feb 2021
    • Europe
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Germany
    • France

    Russia vs the EU

    Daniel Woker
    A visit to Moscow by Europe’s top envoy did nothing to calm a growing diplomatic spat. What if Washington weighs in?
  • 3 Feb 2021
    • United States
    • France

    Macron and Biden: “Friends, allied, but not aligned”

    Eglantine Staunton
    After the tests of Donald Trump, the French president has flagged he will be a demanding partner for America.
  • 8 Dec 2020
    • Africa
    • France

    Artefacts paving France’s return to Africa

    Charmaine Manuel
    As its economic influence shrinks in its former territories, France is trading in a new currency: history.
  • 13 Nov 2020
    • Terrorism
    • Africa
    • France

    Jihadist attacks in Nice: The Tunisian connection

    Leila Ben Mcharek
    Hopes have been dashed for moderate Islamism to undercut dictatorships, eliminate terrorism and strengthen human rights.
  • 6 Oct 2020
    • France
    • New Caledonia

    New Caledonia: A vote lost, yet independence advocates claim a win

    Alexandre Dayant
    A closer result in the second of three possible referendums shows the territory’s future is not yet settled.
  • 14 Sep 2020
    • Bangladesh
    • India
    • Maldives
    • Sri Lanka
    • Australia
    • France
    • Climate change

    Tackling environmental security threats in the Indian Ocean

    David Brewster
    A “Quad-Plus” could bring together regional expertise and resources to address issues of collective interest.
  • 15 Jul 2020
    • New Caledonia
    • France

    Another independence referendum looms in New Caledonia

    Jon Fraenkel , Anthony Tutugoro
    The Covid-19 crisis has been a major controversy, but almost every issue is divided on pro- and anti-independence lines.
  • 7 Apr 2020
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia
    • France
    • Coronavirus

    A French perspective on Australia’s role in the Indian Ocean

    Frédéric Grare
    Looking towards a post–Covid-19 world, France views Australia as a key strategic partner in the region.
  • 16 Oct 2019
    • New Caledonia
    • France

    New Caledonia decides the timing of its second independence referendum

    Denise Fisher
    Loyalists and independence groups are staking out positions, with another two votes now likely.
  • 27 Sep 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • France

    Jacques Chirac and the Pacific

    Alexandre Dayant
    The French president’s engagement with the country’s overseas territories leaves a legacy of promise and betrayal.
  • 2 Sep 2019
    • France

    Macron’s risky quest for equilibrium via rapprochement

    Eglantine Staunton
    The French president has extended a hand to Russia to strengthen Europe in world dominated by the US and China.
  • 26 Jul 2019
    • Asia
    • Pacific Islands
    • France

    The limits to French grandeur in the Indo-Pacific

    Qi Siang Ng
    Emmanuel Macron wants to restore France to be a great power but despite a regional footprint his dreams may be fleeting.
  • 4 Jun 2019
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • United States
    • United Kingdom
    • France

    Superpower scrutiny at Shangri-La

    Michael Fullilove
    The Chinese are finding they are now subject to the Spiderman rule: with great power comes great responsibility.
  • 17 Apr 2019
    • Europe
    • France

    Notre Dame: the day after the big fire

    Daniel Woker
    A first-hand look at the destruction leads to wonder if people will appreciate connections more than differences?
  • 29 Mar 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • France

    Ignoring international law in the Blue Pacific

    Nic Maclellan
    Colonised peoples have rights to resources, on land and in the oceans, and this must be recognised.

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