French Foreign Policy since 1945

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78533-276-0
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

When Charles de Gaulle declared that “it is because we are no longer a great power that we need a grand policy,” he neatly summarized France’s predicament on the world scene. In this compact and engaging history, author Frédéric Bozo deftly recounts France’s efforts to reconcile its proud history and global ambitions with a realistic appraisal of its capabilities, from the aftermath of World War II to the present. He provides insightful analysis of the nation’s triumphs and setbacks through the years of decolonization, Cold War maneuvering, and European unification, as well as the more contemporary challenges posed by an increasingly multipolar and interconnected world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bozo, Frédéric

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Introduction

PART I: THE ERA OF FRUSTRATION (1945-1958)

Chapter 1. France’s Difficult Entry Into the Cold War

Chapter 2. French Powerlessness

PART II: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO (1958-1969)

Chapter 3. Re-establishing France’s ‘Rank’

Chapter 4. Challenging the Established Order

Chapter 5. The Apogee of de Gaulle’s Grand Policy

PART III: MANAGING DE GUALLE'S LEGACY (1969-1981)

Chapter 6. Opting for Continuity

Chapter 7. The Education of a President

PART IV: THE END OF THE COLD WAR (1981-1995)

Chapter 8. New Cold War, New Détente

Chapter 9. The End of ‘Yalta’

PART V: FRANCE AND GLOBALIZATION (1995-2015)

Chapter 10. In Search of a Multipolar World

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Bozo, Frédéric
Frédéric Bozo is Professor of History and International Relations in the Department of European Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (University of Paris III). His publications include Visions of the End of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-1990 (2012) and Mitterrand, the End of the Cold War, and German Unification (2009), both with Berghahn Books.