The Abu Dhabi Factor: France’s Permanent Military Presence in the Gulf

The Abu Dhabi military base of France is one of the highlights of the long-term military activity in the Gulf region. The installation was the first permanent French base outside Africa since the post-colonial period, which was created as a part of the bilateral defense pact with the United Arab Emirates in 2009. In the […]
France’s Review of EU–Israel Cooperation in Light of the Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

France has been on the frontline of European diplomacy by calling on a review of France EU Israel cooperation schemes due to heightening humanitarian issues in Gaza. Paris claims that the present-day crisis requires the process of adjusting its principles of EU foreign policy with the realities of ground-level confrontation, especially in terms of humanitarian […]