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The Rafale Obsession
In the midst of great fanfare, the Indian Air force inducted five French-made Rafales into its inventory. These are the first five of a...
The Libyan crisis in the summer of 2020
In 2011, in a phase of severe economic crisis for Italy, almost on the verge of default, the violent ousting of the Libyan leader,...
The Perils of Indo-French Defense Cooperation
France and India have convergence of interests as far as political and strategic policies in the Indo-Pacific region are concerned. Both states now have...
Challenges in Oceania: the fight over Pacific Island Countries (PICs)
Oceania has discovered itself in the last 15 years as a newly appealing region for world powers. As a matter of fact, right after...
Ethiopian Naval Ambitions
Ethiopia is gradually and steadily opening up doors and minds to international relations. Testament to this was when French President Macron sealed a deal...
UAE Targets Turkey and Qatar in the Mediterranean
Europe is progressively being sucked into the Middle East and North Africa’s myriad conflicts. As if wars on its doorstep in Libya and Syria...
Macron’s Security Ambitions and Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron has his own vision about geopolitics and wants the EU to actively take part in the ongoing debate about international...
India Defense Cooperation: A South Asian Puzzle
In pursuit of military modernization, India has expanded the scope and range of its defence and strategic cooperation even with countries that are geographically...
Is France’s Nuclear Shield Big Enough to Cover All of Europe?
At the end of the third year of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron delivered his long-awaited policy speech on the country’s defence and deterrence strategy....
Covid-19: Macron’s conflicting crisis communication
2020
started in France with a strike from the SNCF national railway workers who were
massively protesting against the ongoing reforms of their special pension
system. This...