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The head of state on Wednesday outlined the main lines of the “national strategic magazine”. If this speech was punctuated by references to the fundamentals and updates are available in light of the Russian-Ukrainian context, it seems that influence is now one of the priorities.
Learn from the war’s return to Europe, “with its escalation risks, its licenses, its global effects”, and the rise of “Hybrid threats” : the goal was, not surprisingly, at the center of Emmanuel Macron’s speech dedicated to defense, this Wednesday from the amphibious helicopter carrier Diksmuidein the port of Toulon.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 prompted Paris to draft a new political document, which was made public during the presidential address: a “national strategic review”, drawn up mainly at the Ministry of the Armed Forces and at the Quai d’Orsay, under the guidance of the General Secretariat of Defense and National Security, with – timely – consultation with the parliamentary committees concerned. A text that the future law on military programming, announced for the first half of 2023, will have to put to music, and above all in figures … Budget announcements, there was still no doubt in Toulon, where the Head of State has developed the main lines of this French strategy.
Back to the letter of the French doctrine
Therefore, references to the foundations and updates are available, to a large extent, in the light of the Russian-Ukrainian context. Thus the very emphatic evocation of nuclear deterrence, “Backbone of our security” : A month later