Areas Of Expertise

Migration and security policy in France increasingly reflects the interaction between central authority and regional administrations. While national strategies originate in Paris, implementation often unfolds across diverse regional environments that experience migration pressures differently. By 2025, political debate surrounding border control, asylum processing, and reception facilities had expanded from national

France’s announcement in March 2026 of a “forward deterrence” doctrine marks one of the most consequential adjustments to its nuclear policy in decades. For much of the post–Cold War period, Paris maintained a doctrine centered on national autonomy and “strict sufficiency,” meaning its nuclear arsenal was sized primarily to guarantee

France’s call for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council reflects a significant diplomatic escalation after Israeli military actions reportedly struck positions associated with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The incidents over the March 29–30 period resulted in casualties among peacekeepers and heightened alarm within

Tariff threats have become a defining feature of France’s security and economic landscape entering 2026. The combination of renewed trade friction with the United States and disputes within the European Union over agricultural imports has placed Paris in a complex policy position. Following the 2025 U.S. election cycle, the administration

The declaration by France to increase and modernize her nuclear posture is one of the most far reaching decisions on the defense of the European continent after the conclusion of the Cold War. The policy was announced on March 2, 2026, at the Ile Longue, and aims at switching to

One of the most far reaching maritime enforcement actions in the recent months, was the interception of the oil tanker Grinch by France in the Alboran Sea. The French navy boarded the ship due to a suspicion that it was part of the growing shadow fleet of Russia which was

FCAS Deadlock has reached a critical period after Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany expressed doubts on whether Berlin can be so committed to the Future Combat Air System. The Franco-German-Spanish programme of producing a sixth-generation fighter by 2040 (priced at EUR100 billion) is now politically uncertain over an underlying history

Germany has urged France to substantially boost its military expenditure, as Berlin believes that without a strong military budget from Paris, the concept of strategic autonomy in Europe will remain a mere illusion. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that European sovereignty demands more than just words, especially from the

French President Emmanuel Macron used the Munich Security Conference to make the case that Europe needs to fundamentally rethink its role in global security and power politics, urging the continent to transform itself into an independent geopolitical actor that can defend its own interests without overdependence on the United States.

France launched the Orion 26 exercise, which is said to be the largest in the country in over three decades, to mobilize tens of thousands of personnel and advanced military hardware in the face of rising security threats. The exercise, which continues until 30th April, involves a deployment of 12,500

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has confirmed that Germany and France are back in talks regarding the future of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which is the flagship project of next-generation fighter jets in Europe. At the center of this debate is the question of whether the FCAS should develop

Recent diplomatic tensions between the United States and Denmark over Greenland represent “a strategic wake-up call for the whole of Europe,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, standing alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen at the Élysée Palace. The high-level meeting, held

The oil tanker “Grinch”, suspected of being part of Russia’s “ghost fleet”, has been handed over to French justice, following its interception by the French Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. French authorities confirmed that the vessel was escorted to the Gulf of Fos, where it will be held at the

President Trump’s recent statement regarding how the United States’ NATO allies had been “off the front lines” in the war in Afghanistan actually overlooked the fact that this statement both misrepresented the situation and failed to account for the complicated process by which the alliances contributed to the war in

Paris has announced that it is ready to send troops to a NATO exercise in Greenland in a bid to thwart the rising threats posed by US President Donald Trump to the Danish territory. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the move on Wednesday before the arrival of Trump at the

The ongoing war in Ukraine has once again brought to the surface a deep divide within the European Union—this time not over a military program like the SCAF fighter jet, but over how Kyiv should allocate the €90 billion zero-interest EU loan for 2026–2027. At stake is a complex intersection

The French government has launched a new program that will offer a paid 10-month “national service” that will not only strengthen the country’s military forces but will also address the growing concern in France regarding the security situation in Europe. The new initiative was announced at a press conference in

On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron presented a detailed plan to key political leaders outlining the deployment of several thousand French soldiers to Ukraine, contingent on the conclusion of a peace agreement with Russia.  The announcement prompted cautious and critical reactions, particularly concerning the reliability of US support for these

The French government asserts that it is working to ensure that it and other European member states give a collective reaction to what it calls the “ signs of intimidation” exuded by the United States regarding the future of Greenland. These statements were made by the Foreign Affairs Minister of

Iraq is close to signing a contract in 2026 for 14 Rafale F4 fighter jets for the Iraqi Air Force. Negotiations, which began in 2022, have reportedly accelerated, according to sources, and might be completed in the first half of 2026. Iraq had earlier considered the purchase of JF-17 Thunder

In 2025, the Nigeria banditry wave intensifies and spreads to the northern and central states that increases humanitarian burdens and complicates the counter-crime and counter-insurgency structure of the government. Although the total attacks are said to have decreased by 17 per cent in the first quarter, the officials report that

French President Emmanuel Macron used his December 5, 2025, stop in Chengdu to reassert cohesion among Western partners after a Der Spiegel report claimed he had privately questioned U.S. reliability in conversations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He rejected the report outright, stating that unity between Americans and Europeans remained

In an effort to negotiate the terms of a fair and sustainable peace, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will come to Paris on December 1, 2025, to have intensive talks with the French President Emmanuel Macron. The Elysee Palace termed the meeting as an extension of the Geneva structure and the

France Televisions, evacuation renewed the interest of the French on the trend of bomb threats against French media houses. It happened at 17:30 local time, when a live discussion on Ukraine was interrupted by alarms. France 2, France 3 and France Info also went to emergency programming shortly after presenter

France enters 2025 facing intensified security uncertainty, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to introduce a voluntary military service framed around the Revival of National Service. The shift reflects pressures stemming from Russia’s sustained aggression, hybrid warfare trends, and doubts surrounding transatlantic reliability as the United States recalibrates priorities under President Donald

The revival of voluntary service in France comes at a time when Europe was more insecure. As Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches the fourth year of invasion in 2025, President Emmanuel Macron has increasingly raised the alarm over an increasingly hostile strategic environment. In his visit to the 27th Mountain