Bridging the Oceans #35: Macron, France’s EU Presidency, and the Indo-Pacific

Originally published 11 May 2022. 

France remains fully committed to its new Indo-Pacific Strategy, but implementation will be crucial.

In this episode, Veerle is joined by Dr Antoine Bondaz, Director of the Korea and Taiwan Programmes at the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS). Together, they discuss domestic and foreign policy pressures on France’s new strategy, and what Indo-Pacific-related achievements have emerged from its presidency of the EU Council. They explore how France’s relationships in the Indo-Pacific are evolving – with China, Taiwan, India, Japan and Australia – and what Europe must do to make its engagement in the region a success, despite pressures closer to home.