The context of large military operations is not necessarily new. It's about being prepared and not necessarily aggression.
>In his strategic vision for 2030 published last year, however, General Thierry Burkhard, the head of the French army, outlined the need to prepare for high-intensity, state-on-state conflict.
Flipside when the military gets a 46% boost in budget... that's politicians making it abundantly clear that this is more than operations. This is
>In his strategic vision for 2030 published last year, however, General Thierry Burkhard, the head of the French army, outlined the need to prepare for high-intensity, state-on-state conflict.
Flipside when the military gets a 46% boost in budget... that's politicians making it abundantly clear that this is more than operations. This is
Now place this in context.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/09/france-thousa...
Anyone remember the Yellow vest protests? Ya they went away after the French government arrested them all.
>Between November 2018 and July 2019, 11,203 Yellow Vests protesters were placed in pre-charge detention.
As the link points out... France declared martial law pre-covid and has gotten significantly worse during covid.
So it makes me wonder. Is this just a continuation of martial law or escalation? Or do they expect their military will be up against other states?