France and security in the Asia–Pacific: from the end of the first Indochina conflict to today
France and security in the Asia–Pacific: from the end of the first Indochina conflict to today
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法国与亚太安全:从第一次印度支那冲突结束到今天
DOI:
10.1109/icsmc.2004.1398300
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2016
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通讯作者:
Nicolas Regaud
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作者:
Nicolas Regaud
France’s defenceand security-related activities in the Asia–Pacific are often underestimated, sometimes distorted or simply ignored. The natural focus on the role of major powers in the region—the US, China, India and Japan—causes the contribution of a strategic actor, considered first and foremost as European and therefore an outsider, to be overlooked; however, this actor exercises global power at the diplomatic, military and economic levels, including in the Asia–Pacific region. The point here is not to overestimate France’s strategic role in the region, but merely to recognise that after its role was diminished at the end of the first Indochinese conflict, France became involved again strategically in the early 1990s—a movement that has expanded in recent years. This reflects a lasting strategic realignment that can be seen in French defence policy and more tangibly at the regional level in operations, cooperation and dialogue.