To continue my list:
6a. How stable is the Franco-Belgian Union? Pretty dang stable. The southern half of Belgium is quite pro-french. The other half is being occupied by the best remaining army in the world. Even if you had issues and wanted to start an uprising, being kicked out of the union means being kicked into the dead zone and one of the most dangerous areas in 2k, which is saying something. I think the relative choice of security v. possible political expression keeps Belgium, and just about anyone else, happily in for some time.
6b. French support for areas outside of the area covered in the RDF Guide. Very little in my opinion unless there is something directly to be gained. Examples of things to be gained are routes to ship oil and other commodities, access to raw materials, possible agricultural or technological resourses. Still neo-colonial would probably be too nice a description of the way they would pursue these ends to the prior poster's point. Just enough food and nice to make the locals useful.
7. Foreign Legion Recruiting? Why not, but you better be good. There are hundreds of thousands of very experienced soldiers who would be willing to do just about anything for French citizenship. Wouldn't you if you missed the Omega boat? The French can lay out pretty harsh terms in terms of reward for service and still get great soldiers looking for reliable food and shelter.
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