In a globalised world, France has acquired an important capacity to project forces owing to its amphibious force both for limited operations independently carried out as well as for larger operations within a coalition. It is also a perfect dual means, which allows France to aid people hit by natural disasters. It needs to be upgraded to have perfect coherence.
French Amphibious Forces
The forthcoming White Paper is likely to further underline France’s political will to take a lead as a framework nation, in commanding a European or NATO amphibious unit.
Another relevant issue is the growth in world population, which is likely to reach 9 billion this century, but with four-fifths of people living less than 350 km from a coastline.
In addition, the President of the Republic has recently signalled a shift in French policy in Africa, stating that ‘France should not aim to keep armed forces in Africa indefinitely,’ and speaking of the need for a ‘renegotiation of all our military agreements.’
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