Margaux Baralon 8:32 am, September 20, 2021

After the termination of the Australian contract on the purchase of submarines, France's strategic influence was called into question.

For General Christophe Gomart, former commander of the special forces, Paris must make its voice heard in the Indo-Pacific zone, in particular thanks to its overseas territories.

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These are the kinds of events that consistently prompt Declinist comments.

After the breach of the "contract of the century" last week, Australia having canceled the massive order of tricolor submarines, some point the finger at the lack of influence of France on the international scene.

Invited from Europe on Monday morning, General Christophe Gomart, former commander of the special forces, felt that the Indo-Pacific zone was too strategic to abandon it.

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