№101: “Global France”: The Significance and Consequences of Macron’s Policy in the Indo-Pacific
№101: “Global France”: The Significance and Consequences of Macron’s Policy in the Indo-Pacific

Author(s): Łukasz Maślanka
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Patrycja Sasnal (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: France; Emmanuel Macron; foreign policy; Indo-Pacific; USA; China;
Summary/Abstract: The growing importance of the Indo-Pacific in France’s foreign policy is related to the fear that the rivalry between the U.S. and China will threaten the sovereignty of its overseas territories. France also wants to emphasise its ambitions to shape the EU as a superpower, as well as to promote economic exchange and defence cooperation with selected partners in the Indo-Pacific region. China’s confrontational attitude towards France and the strengthening of allied ties between the English-speaking powers (AUKUS) indicate that it will be increasingly difficult for the French authorities to find partners in the region willing to support its policy course independent of the U.S. and China.

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