A French Connection: Nuclear Doctrine in Europe and the Indo-Pacific
Nuclear doctrine is once again back on the agenda, with Russian sabre-rattling and questions being asked about the US nuclear umbrella.
This week, ASPI Senior Analyst, Dr. Alex Bristow, interviews Heloise Fayet, senior research fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) and the head of its research program on Deterrence and Proliferation.
Heloise is an expert in nuclear doctrine and proliferation in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. They drill into nuclear topics, including what France is doing to strengthen deterrence in Europe through the Forward Deterrence Initiative and what France is doing in this region as a Pacific power. Alex and Heloise also discuss what China’s nuclear expansion means for deterrence, including the nuclear strategy review underway at the Pentagon.
From an Australian perspective, Alex and Heloise look at whether Australia’s broad concept of deterrence means it risks talking past countries such as France, which have tended to consider deterrence through a nuclear lens.
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Héloïse FAYET
Research Fellow and Head of the Deterrence and Proliferation program, Security Studies Center, Ifri
