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Tag: France

Can More British and French Nuclear Cooperation Help Deter Russia?

September 30, 2025
Zsofia Wolford, James Black, and Paul van Hooft
Can More British and French Nuclear Cooperation Help Deter Russia?

A Close Look at France’s New Military Cyber Strategy

April 23, 2019
François Delerue, Alix Desforges, and Aude Géry
A Close Look at France’s New Military Cyber Strategy

Libya’s Looming Contest for the Central Bank

April 1, 2019
Jalel Harchaoui
Libya’s Looming Contest for the Central Bank

Sister Islands in the Indian Ocean Region: Linking the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to La Réunion

March 20, 2019
Darshana M. Baruah
Sister Islands in the Indian Ocean Region: Linking the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to La Réunion

What Is Europe’s Place in Sino-American Competition?

February 14, 2019
Luis Simón
What Is Europe’s Place in Sino-American Competition?

Everything Honorable and Glorious: George Washington’s Maritime World

January 21, 2019
B.J. Armstrong
Everything Honorable and Glorious: George Washington’s Maritime World

Remembering the French War in Afghanistan

September 10, 2018
Olivier Schmitt
Remembering the French War in Afghanistan

With Its New ‘White Book,’ France Looks to Become a World-Class Player in Cyber Space

March 29, 2018
Boris Toucas
With Its New ‘White Book,’ France Looks to Become a World-Class Player in Cyber Space

Meet France’s War Philosophers

January 5, 2018
Michael Shurkin
Meet France’s War Philosophers

Mali is France’s Afghanistan, But With a Difference

December 1, 2017
Stephanie Pezard and Michael Shurkin
Mali is France’s Afghanistan, But With a Difference

Between Autonomy and Cooperation: The Role of Allies in France’s New Defense Strategy

November 2, 2017
Alice Pannier
Between Autonomy and Cooperation: The Role of Allies in France’s New Defense Strategy

Chasing Grandeur? What You Need to Know About the 2017 French Strategic Review

October 27, 2017
Guillaume Lasconjarias and Florent de Saint-Victor
Chasing Grandeur? What You Need to Know About the 2017 French Strategic Review

What a 1963 Novel Tells Us About the French Army, Mission Command, and the Romance of the Indochina War

September 20, 2017
Michael Shurkin
What a 1963 Novel Tells Us About the French Army, Mission Command, and the Romance of the Indochina War

The Ten Main Defense Challenges Facing Macron’s France

May 10, 2017
Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer
The Ten Main Defense Challenges Facing Macron’s France

Frogs of War: Explaining the New French Military Interventionism

October 14, 2015
Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer and Olivier Schmitt
Frogs of War: Explaining the New French Military Interventionism

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