New Caledonia & Geo-strategic Europe (feat. Nic Maclellan)

Nick and Ciarán talk to Nic Maclellan about New Caledonia, imperialism in the Pacific and France's strategy in the region Nic Maclellan is a correspondent for Islands Business magazine (Fiji) and a contributor to Pacnews and other Pacific islands media. He has published widely on French policy in the Pacific and is co-author of 'La France dans le Pacifique – de Bougainville à Moruroa' (Editions La Découverte, Paris) and 'After Moruroa – France in the South Pacific' (Ocean Press, New York and Melbourne). His latest book 'Grappling with the Bomb' (ANU Press) – a history of British nuclear testing in Kiribati – was shortlisted for the EPAA “Scholarly Book of the Year” in 2019. Find our guest on https://x.com/maclellannic HOW TO SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti HOW TO REACH US: Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/cornerspaeti.operationglad.io Twitter https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cornerspaeti/ Julia https://twitter.com/KMarxiana Rob https://twitter.com/leninkraft Nick https://bsky.app/profile/lilouzovert.bsky.social Uma https://bsky.app/profile/umawrnkl.bsky.social Ciarán https://bsky.app/profile/ciaran.operationglad.ioSupport Corner Späti