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: France wins?

Decidedly Japanese base in Djibouti is much talk of it now. Phillipe Leymarie there yesterday devoted an article (HERE ) on his blog: "In Djibouti, the first base outside of Japan since 1945.

And I was pleased to see that the journalist of Le Monde Diplomatique has referred to my article was published in November in the journal Défense Nationale : "The Japanese government has also remained tight-lipped about the first permanent settlement in Djibouti, not to wake up a debate on what might appear as a violation of the pacifist constitution. In principle, the current text does not preclude the presence of ADF abroad, "if it's at the request of countries concerned, and that their activities do not lead to the use of force, including in a collective (and except in self defense)," says Sonia Gouriellec. This researcher of the Institute of Strategic Research of the Ecole Militaire (IRSEM) lists, among the factors to be taken into account to explain these Japanese ambitions:
- energy dependence and trade of the archipelago;
- its maritime (which led him to build a powerful navy);
- the experience of countries terms of piracy, including the training of Coast Guard in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia (which has helped to drastically reduce piracy in the straits between the Pacific and Indian Ocean);
- ambition Japan to get a permanent seat on the Security Council, and "transform its high power, emerging from what has hitherto been mostly a" checkbook diplomacy. "

Philippe Leymarie notes with relevant point, observable on the continent, and characteristic of French foreign policy currently " The immediate Djibouti poised to cash dividends of a third permanent basis : The annual rent for the new Japanese base was set at $ 30 million - an amount comparable to the time to royalties paid by the U.S. government (but in this case, for 2000 men). The French are carrying out a rent of 30 million euros (2,850 men). Many foreign armies - English, German in particular - which also have facilities in Djibouti, but no permanent bases, pay compensations smaller. The small state, whose pension policy (air and port) is the only resource, is once again a focal point: a few weeks ago, it is even seen the Admiral commanding the French naval iranienne.C removed, the trend is rather to "stall" . The 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (DBLE), stationed for half a century in Djibouti should be transferred next May in Abu Dhabi, where the French Army has opened a new base. The lease between the government of Djibouti to France ends next year and will be renegotiated in a context of declining enrollment. The new defense agreement between Paris and Djibouti could be signed in late January, thanks to a passing flash in the Horn of Africa of the new "One Air Sarko". "