Tag: France

(France) The lock-in effects of part-time unemployment benefits (VOXEU)

Hélène Benghalem, Pierre Cahuc, Pierre Villedieu The rise of alternative work arrangements – from temporary and part-time work to self-employment and online gig-economy jobs –...

(India/France) La Pérouse – Quad naval exercise and India’s strategic partnership with France (ORF)

KASHISH PARPIANI, MRITYUNJAYA DUBEY The advantages of India’s early prudence on cultivating multiple “strategic alignments” in the Indo-Pacific, are apparent with French proactiveness in the Indian...

(France/Germany/Russia/Ukraine) Franco-German Proposals in the Normandy Forum: A Letdown to Ukraine (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor The Kremlin’s representative to negotiations over Russia’s war in Ukraine’s east, Dmitry Kozak, is undoubtedly the source of the outpouring of secret documents...

(Defense) Naval Group trumpets its Australian industry focus in submarine deal (Defense News)

Christina Mackenzie Naval Group is set to become “a Franco-Australian” company, CEO Pierre-Eric Pommellet said in the wake of a contractual commitment to spend at...

(Defense) Naval Group, Chantiers de l’Atlantique team up for France’s new aircraft carrier (Defense News)

Christina Mackenzie Naval Group and the Chantiers de l’Atlantique have formed the joint venture MO Porte Avions to manage France’s new generation aircraft carrier program. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/03/30/naval-group-chantiers-de-latlantique-team-up-for-frances-new-aircraft-carrier/

(France/Lebanon) France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government (Al Jazeera)

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian tells Lebanese leaders seven months of political deadlock in forming a cabinet are worsening the nation’s economic crisis. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/france-heightens-pressure-on-lebanon-to-form-government

(France) Amnesty makes last-minute appeal to France over ‘separatism’ bill (Al Jazeera)

Rights group says ‘many problematic provisions’ of the draft law, which heads to the Senate on Tuesday, should be scrapped or amended. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/french-anti-separatism-bill-risks-discrimination-amnesty

(UK/France/Indo-Pacific) UK and France Should Collaborate on Indo-Pacific Security (Chatham House)

Alice Billon-Galland, Hans Kundnani All European countries – many of them NATO allies – see European and Euro-Atlantic security as the top strategic priority, though...

(France) ‘Islamo-leftism’: France enters its McCarthyist era (Al Jazeera)

Ali Saad The French government’s ‘Islamo-leftism’ accusations against academia threaten academic freedom. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/25/islamo-leftism-france-enters-its-mccarthyist-era

(France/Libya) France to reopen embassy in Libya after nearly seven years (Al Jazeera)

French President Emmanuel Macron pledges support for Libya’s new interim’s government after meeting with the head of the interim presidency council. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/macron-says-france-to-reopen-embassy-in-libya

(Sahel/France/USA) How France and the US can work to stabilise the Sahel (ECFR)

Andrew Lebovich After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel https://ecfr.eu/article/how-france-and-the-us-can-work-to-stabilise-the-sahel/

(Germany/France/FCAS) How Germany’s Greens could spell the end for the Franco-German fighter jet (ECFR)

Rafael Loss The future of the FCAS fighter jet now likely lies with the German Greens. If they enter government this year, the end could...

(France/Cyprus/Israel) For first time, France and Cyprus join Israel’s Noble Dina naval drill (Defense News)

Seth J. Frantzman France and Cyprus for the first time have joined the Israeli Navy-led Noble Dina naval exercise, which takes place annually but was canceled...

(France/SSBN Nuclear Submarines) Explained: France’s New SSBN Nuclear Submarines (The National Interest)

Kris Osborn France’s new ballistic missile submarines could really help reinforce allied underseas missions. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/explained-france%E2%80%99s-new-ssbn-nuclear-submarines-178554

(France/Sahel Region) France Maintains Sahel Force to ‘Decapitate’ Al-Qaeda Groups (The Defense Post)

President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help “decapitate” Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups that local governments...

(India/Japan/France/China) The India-Japan-France trilateral cooperation to tackle the rising Chinese hegemony (ORF)

The increasing geostrategic significance of the Indo-Pacific region and the shift in economic power from the West to the East has resulted in increasing...