A New Look at France: US Defense Interests in a Changing Environment.

Abstract

This memorandum considers the rapid political and economic changes in France which could fundamentally affect NATO and relationships with the United States. Recent polls have indicated increased support for a leftist coalition, while at the same time a new phase of French politics is developing with the coalescence of the anti-left Gaullist block into a mass movement behind former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac. Attention is being focused on parliamentary elections in 1978 and the presidential election for 1981. The author concludes that, whatever the course of events, US policy should be to prevent France from becoming anti-American and moving closer to the Soviet Union, and to support the preservation of democratic principles through economic and diplomatic policies. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049816

Entities

People

  • Kenneth E. Roberts

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Cold War
  • Economic Systems
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies