HomeInstitut Montaigne features a platform of Expressions dedicated to debate and current affairs. The platform provides a space for decryption and dialogue to encourage discussion and the emergence of new voices.22/09/2021Submarines for Australia: the Shockwave Security International affairsPrintShareAUKUS, the new trilateral security partnership between Australia, the US, and the UK, in effect since September 15, was sealed at the expense of French diplomacy. France’s plan to sell a major submarine defense contract to Australia went to waste. Beyond the commercial stakes involved in this decision, the emerging military alliance underscores the extent to which the world's focus shifted to China. Several experts from the Institut Montaigne have been mobilized to provide their analysis of this "submarine crisis”.10/04/2021After AUKUS: How Could France Reboot Its Indo-Pacific Strategy? Bruno Tertrais Senior Fellow - Geopolitics, International Relations and Demography 09/23/2021AUKUS, a Golden Opportunity for “Global Britain”? Georgina Wright Resident Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for International Studies 09/22/2021Australia And The Future of Deterrence Against China Mathieu Duchâtel Resident Senior Fellow and Director of International Studies 09/21/2021The Submarine Deal: What it Says About the US, What it Means for Europe Maya Kandel Historian, Associate Researcher at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 (CREW) 09/21/2021AUKUS: Can the Franco-American Relationship Be Repaired? Michel Duclos Special Advisor and Resident Senior Fellow - Geopolitics and Diplomacy 09/20/2021France, America and the Indo-Pacific after AUKUS Bruno Tertrais Senior Fellow - Geopolitics, International Relations and Demography