Sept. 27, 2021, 11:40 a.m.

(The Washington Post) When France recalled its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia in mid-September, news reports focused on its ire over their secretly negotiated submarine deal, which prompted Australia to back out of a $66 billion contract to buy French subs. While the cancellation stung, the roots of France’s vexation at being left out of an expanded U.S., U.K. and Australian defense pact, christened Aukus, are deeper. France sees itself not only as a major power in the Pacific and Indian oceans, but as a res

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