French Defence Policy Into the Twenty-first Century

Download or read book French Defence Policy Into the Twenty-first Century written by Shaun Gregory and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the evolution of French defense policy since the end of the Cold War through an analysis of the debates in France between 1989 and 1994 about the changing international security context and risks and opportunities for France. It analyzes the effect of the Chirac Presidency [1995 -] on the implementation and direction of the reform of defense policy. The second half of the book assesses the key themes identified by the 1994 "Livre Blanc sur la Dé fense" and the 1996 Loi de Programmation [1997-2002] and examines the implications for the role of France in international security into the 21st century.