This study of the evolution of France’s strategic posture raises the question of the development of power since the end of World War Two. The Cold War conditioned the Gaullist posture of national independence within the western alliance. With its demise, developments in the process of building Europe raise the question of incorporating that posture into a European setting whose structure is still undefined. The author examines the constraints and suggests a new approach.
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