So, how should the West ameliorate the insult done to our first ally from our Revolutionary War (remember Lafayette)? The US and others should help the French sell these submarines or ones that are not export controlled by France to other allies in the Indo-Pacific region such as India, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and other major sea powers in the Indo-Pacific region. France has the largest EEZ in the world (11,691,000 km 2). Furthermore, the French have national territorial rights of 465,422 km² (including Terre Adélie) in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and ~9 million square kilometers of economic exclusive zone (EEZ) in the Indo-Pacific. According to the 2019 French Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific, more than 1.6 million French citizens reside in the French territories of Mayotte, La Reunion, the French Southern and Antarctic territories, New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna, and French Polynesia. Of all the European countries, France has the greatest strategic interest in the Indo-Pacific region. Apparently, the deal was tossed out with the newly announced Australian, US, and UK (AUKUS) pact on 15 September 2021. This original French-Australian agreement was signed in 2016 during the Obama administration, beating out Japanese and German competitors. A Barracuda"Suffren" in the Naval Group shipyard in Cherbourg, north-western France.(Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)Īs a result of a new agreement, the UK and the US will help Australia build its own nuclear powered submarines instead of buying the $66 billion French designed 12 Shortfin Barracuda diesel powered submarines.
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