FEATURED COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Report
Nov 10, 2025
France’s policy on China: Strategic autonomy and less naïveté
By
Zoltán Fehér
Over the last decade, France’s long-standing engagement with China has transformed into a more nuanced and cautious dynamic, reflecting a growing emphasis on balancing. This shift is guided by France’s pursuit of strategic autonomy, its effort to “de-risk” economic and security ties, and the broader geopolitical realities unfolding in the Indo-Pacific.
New Atlanticist
Sep 8, 2025
Experts react: The French government has collapsed again. What does this mean for France, the EU, and Macron?
By
Atlantic Council experts
On Monday, Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly, removing him from office and leaving France in a state of political uncertainty.
New Atlanticist
Jul 16, 2025
Reading between the lines of the new France-UK nuclear entente
By
Léonie Allard
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Kier Starmer released a “truly historic” declaration on nuclear planning on July 10.
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