The Jeanne d’Arc 2026 exercise between France and Brazil confirms one thing: Paris is not reducing its global military role. It is actively reinforcing it where it has direct interests. The exercise brought together around 2,000 French and Brazilian troops and included amphibious and naval components, with assets such as the Dixmude. The objective was clear: to define interoperability and the ability to conduct joint operations, if required. This is not a political gesture. It is operational