The French president described his plans for expansion as forward deterrence. What's behind his move?

With the eyes of the world fixed on the Middle East, the recent announcement by President Emmanuel Macron, made with much pomp and circumstance, of his government’s decision to…

PARIS: France’s government is bolstering the country’s military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron…

The French president described his plans for expansion as forward deterrence. What's behind his move?