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In fact, as a sign of continued regional goodwill, Germany announced on Thursday a new stopover in Darwin, northern Australia, for its frigate Bayern which is now en route to the South China Sea.

“It is a reality check of the geopolitical ambitions of the EU,” said another diplomat. While on the one hand, there is a bad view that the EU and its member countries “fail to be seen as a credible security partner” for the United States and Australia, “we should not. not overdoing the Indo-Pacific strategy: the EU is not a Pacific actor. “

As France recalibrates its relations with Australia, Japan offers a useful diplomatic lesson. Even though it was turned down on a defense contract with the Australians – and the deal ultimately went to the French – Tokyo has managed to maintain strong ties with Canberra to face the common Chinese rival in the region.

“ these periods of tension and mistrust,” Lemahieu said. He added phone number library that India, with which France also has good security relations, could play a constructive role in ensuring that the EU is not totally frozen.

Borrell also insisted on Thursday that there was no question of Europe being excluded as a regional actor. “The EU is already the largest investor, the main provider of development cooperation and one of the biggest trading partners in the Indo-Pacific region,” he said.

Transatlantic storm
It’s not as if Biden isn’t already trying to put out the fires in Europe given the hasty and chaotic withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan.

The president’s foreign policy team was overworked to contain the fallout from the departure, which tarnished America’s reputation in the world, but especially among European allies who dutifully supported the withdrawal decision.