François Hollande’s Presidency: A New Era in French Foreign Policy?

IAI working paper ; François Hollande's election as president of the French republic seems to mark a political rupture, interrupting 17 years of right wing presidencies (under Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy) and a decade of conservative government. Hollande claims that he will be a "normal" president, in contrast with Sarkozy's flamboyant style. This paper assesses whether Hollande's presidency truly represents a turning point in France's trajectory by gauging its impact on French foreign policy. The argument elaborated below is that French foreign policy is and will continue to be driven... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Darnis, Jean-Pierre
Dokumenttyp: other
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Verlag/Hrsg.: HAL CCSD
Schlagwörter: France Foreign policy Defence policy / France / Foreign policy / Defence policy / [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://hal.science/hal-03916317

IAI working paper ; François Hollande's election as president of the French republic seems to mark a political rupture, interrupting 17 years of right wing presidencies (under Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy) and a decade of conservative government. Hollande claims that he will be a "normal" president, in contrast with Sarkozy's flamboyant style. This paper assesses whether Hollande's presidency truly represents a turning point in France's trajectory by gauging its impact on French foreign policy. The argument elaborated below is that French foreign policy is and will continue to be driven by strong continuities, although differences in style are likely to impinge upon France's role in the world and in the EU.