France has accused Azerbaijan of meddling in its Pacific archipelago territory of New Caledonia. Despite the vast geographical and cultural distance between the Caspian state and the French Pacific territory, this claim is rooted in a complex web of historical, political, and diplomatic tensions. The Crisis in New CaledoniaNew Caledonia, located between Australia and Fiji, is a French territory with a history of striving for independence. The recent unrest in New Caledonia was ignited by a new electoral law perceived by the indigenous Kanak population as discriminatory. This law allows people …