France has suggested that Australia's perfidy on submarines might threaten Australia-EU free trade negotiations. But the EU doesn't sound like it wants a bar of it. Here's the EU'… (View Post)

What evidence is there the EU/Europeans are prepared to become strategic players in the Indo-Pacific? It took the Germans years to decide to send one (!) frigate to the region. They’ve been debating … (View Post)

Yes which was late, over budget and had had the Australian build dropped from 90% to 60% maybe. (View Post)

AUKUS can also be read as a sign that the Biden administration has given up hope that the EU, namely France and Germany, will become key partners in a joint strategy to push back against China. By pu… (View Post)

Bitter Biter bit…. France well understands close alliances can be variable. During Brexit talks French Govt was admirably clear to us it would make life as hard as possible for UK (as is their right/… (View Post)