France’s Macron Commercial Tour in Kazakhstan

How Macron promoted EDF, Westinghouse, and the French military-industrial complex in Kazakhstan Many journalists have associated French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Kazakhstan with a forced reaction to the reduction in uranium supplies from Niger amid the coup. While part of the visit aimed to promote French and American nuclear energy, it turned out to be much more complex and interesting than just uranium supplies. During the visit, discussions were held regarding the construction of Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant. The contractor for this project is Framatome, a contracting organization for the French nuclear giant EDF. To assess the…