A break or a lesson? Submarines, stereotypes and silent geopolitics
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Beighton, C. 2021. A break or a lesson? Submarines, stereotypes and silent geopolitics. Canterbury Christ Church University.
Authors | Beighton, C. |
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Abstract | The recent diplomatic row between France, Australia, the US and the UK is a telling recent event. Following Australia’s backtracking on a deal to buy 55 billion euros worth of French submarines, president Emmanuel Macron has responded by (temporarily) withdrawing ambassadors from the US and Australia. A secretive alliance of Anglo-Saxon nations has, in his view, conspired dishonourably to stab France in the back. Rather than a question of military efficiency or cost, then, this affair is really about geopolitics, the evolution of post-Nato defence alliances, and a recentering of attention to the Asia-Pacific theatre. |
Keywords | Diplomacy; Geopolitics |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | Canterbury Christ Church University |
Official URL | https://blogs.canterbury.ac.uk/expertcomment/a-break-or-a-lesson-submarines-stereotypes-and-silent-geopolitics/ |
Output status | Published |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 28 Oct 2021 |
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