The evolution of NATO, and France's position. Ambassador Francis GUTMANN

The evolution of NATO, and France's position. Ambassador Francis GUTMANN is a former Secretary-General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France).

The main themes of the France-NATO relationship are still Europe/Atlantic and independence/solidarity. But the context has changed. What are the consequences for France ? NATO together with whom, and to do what ? Would rejoining the integrated military structure serve the interests of the European defence project or do the opposite ? The general question of Franco-American relations is not the specific issue of NATO. Above all we have to maintain our independence, the basis of our foreign policy for the past half-century.

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