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Designated Driver Diplomacy

John C. Hulsman | Jul 01, 2007
Tory leader David Cameron has outlined a striking new vision for the Anglo-American partnership—with Britain in the role of the "skeptical friend."

Vive le Neóconservatisme?

Yannick Mireur | Sep 01, 2006
Strange as it sounds, a version of this ideology just might become resurgent in France.

Unusually, the French are Happy

William Pfaff | Dec 01, 1998
Lionel Jospin told a group of foreigners last summer that "it is a sociological fact that the French are always discontented with how they are governed." Yet polls show the French feel prosperous and confident in the future.

Chirac: Beyond Gaullism?

Harvey Sicherman | Dec 01, 1995
The annual G-7 economic summits have been justly described as photoopportunities in which anything except economics may be discussed.
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Commentary

The Face of France

Caitlin B. Doherty | Mar 03, 2008
French Ambassador to the United States Pierre Vimont discusses the evolution of France's foreign policy under President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The Putin-Sarkozy Meeting

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Oct 10, 2007
Many predicted that Nicolas Sarkozy would use his visit to Moscow to put pressure on Vladimir Putin. Instead, we see the French president seeking a different diplomatic role for Paris.

France's Great Communicator?

Sean R. Singer | Jun 21, 2007
Those seeking a Reaganesque reformer among Republican presidential candidates might be looking on the wrong side of the Atlantic.
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Books & Reviews

I Say NATO, You Say No NATO

Marcel H. Van Herpen | Apr 25, 2008
Will France call the whole thing off?

French Without Tears

Martin Walker | Mar 01, 2005
Cet animal est très méchant; quand on l'attaque, il se défend. Quelquefois.

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