NATO affirms unity, tries to put Trump era behind it

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58610234

France's foreign minister has accused Australia and the US of lying over
a new security pact that prompted Paris to recall its ambassadors.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58600454

Defence pact an awkward wake-up call for Europe



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Naval Group in 2019 admitted that the two nations did not see
eye-to-eye, and said it was designing courses for French expatriates in
Australia so they could learn how to "behave, how to understand, and
decode," ABC News Australia reported.

An example of the gulf in working practices was when Australian
officials were left "stunned" to hear discussion of "la rentrée," the
process by which French workers would get ready to restart work after
the whole company stopped working in August for a month-long vacation

French officials in return were likewise said to be surprised that
Australian officials expected meetings to begin on time, citing a French
phenomenon known as a "diplomatic 15 minutes" whereby people were
considered to be on time as long as they arrived within 15 minutes of
the start time.

The report also mentioned French workers requesting more understanding
of their need for long lunch breaks.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-culture-clash-50bn-deal-france-lost-to-us-uk-2021-9