... destabilise the political situation in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the encouragement of separatist movements among Kanaka Maoli and Polynesians.
CSIS
Asian Military Personnel
AMTI: 18 Maps that Explain Maritime Security
in Asia
Together with the USA, Australia was particularly active in its efforts to drive the French out of the region. The reason is obvious: France has always been in competition with the Anglo-Saxon World both in geopolitics (for example, in South-East Asia and Africa) and culture/ideology ...
... The Jimmy Carter administration in the U.S. (1977-1981) imposed a ban on the supply of nuclear materials and equipment to India. Later the ban was joined by leading exporting countries, which formed the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), including Canada, Australia, France and China.
Narendra Modi’s government had to unfreeze the contracts concluded with foreign companies in the US and France before the passing of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act and to come to an agreement with other countries ...
...
Charles de Gaulle
nuclear-powered carrier to the Gulf. The
decision was taken
, by the way, before the terrorist attacks in Paris Its air force
went into action
on February 25. Other countries that contributed strong contingents are Great Britain and Australia.
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US Navy B-1B "Lancer" Bomber Aircraft
on a combat flight
The countries that make up this group only deliver strikes on militants’ positions in Iraq. The reason for this is the flimsy diplomatic grounds for strikes on Syria ...
Australia’s Military-Political Strategy: Preparing for War and Peace
Against the backdrop of the United States preserving its status of the established superpower, and China, which is fast gaining military and political clout, the role of medium-sized ...