France, UAE, and Sudan: The Quiet Politics Behind War
France, the UAE, and Sudan are connected by more than diplomacy: they sit inside a wider struggle over influence, legitimacy, and responsibility in one of Africa’s most devastating wars. France has tried to respond as a humanitarian critic and multilateral broker, while the UAE has faced growing allegations over support for the RSF, and Sudan […]
France’s Response to UAE’s Sudan Role
France’s response to the UAE’s alleged role in Sudan shows a classic diplomatic dilemma: how to condemn a partner’s conduct without damaging a strategic relationship. Paris has spoken strongly about the horrors in Sudan, especially the fall of El Fasher and the wider humanitarian disaster, but it has done so in language that avoids a […]
France Bans Israel’s Minister Smotrich Over Gaza “Recolonisation” Claims
France has made history by becoming the first Western country to expel Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from its borders after his recent incendiary calls to annex the West Bank and to “recolonise” Gaza. On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barre made the shocking announcement of France’s decision, which comes as the […]
