Strategies for the East

Macron sets his sights on Lebanon and Syria. He is driving forward IMEC with his ‘Spice Route’ initiative

The logistics company CMA GCM, led by the Franco-Lebanese Saadé, is consolidating its presence in the region and establishing a foothold in the port of Latakia. Having announced agreements with Modi last year, Paris’s aim is to strengthen Marseille as part of its Indo-Pacific strategy