Bulletin n. 1-2/2014 | ||
November 2014 | ||
Hertling Caroline |
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French-German Disenchantment and the Europe of Defense | ||
in Revue internationale et stràtegique , 2014/1 (n° 93) , 2014 , 38-48 | ||
Half a century after the signature of the Élysée Treaty, the French-German couple is not a driving force anymore regarding defense sector. In spite of declarations of intent consisting in launching common initiatives, the differences in the fields of industrial policy, strategic culture and international ambition slow down the development of an ambitious and efficient European defense. The French-German quarrels have a cost for the European defense structure which could be strongly weakened in the absence of new impetus and of leadership. | ||