New Caledonia unrest puts France's long-standing intelligence shortfalls back in the spotlight

What did the French authorities know ahead of the latest outbreak of tensions in the overseas territory? While the interior ministry claims it saw the flare-up coming, there were clearly weaknesses in its intelligence processes.

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