2015 is the 60th anniversary of the 1955 Bandung Asia-Africa Conference. Several forms of commemoration of this turning point in world history were held throughout 2014-2015 in various countries: China, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Tunisia, the US,... Why all these warnings? What do they reveal? What are their results? This book tries to answer these questions by p…
This book examines France’s diplomatic strategies and political challenges surrounding the Asian–African Conference held in Bandung in 1955. Focusing on the period between 1950 and 1955, the author analyzes France’s relations with Indonesia, North Africa, and Indochina within the broader context of decolonization and Cold War geopolitics. Through archival research and diplomatic analysis,…