THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF FRANCE IN WHITE PAPERS ON DEFENSE. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE?
THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF FRANCE IN WHITE PAPERS ON DEFENSE. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE?
Author(s): Karolina J. HelnarskaSubject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: national security;France;French security;white papers;defense
Summary/Abstract: France after World War II was in a difficult situation. This involved a loss of position, not only as a superpower in the world but in Europe. Superpower, the global position of France, decided to rebuild, after the new president was elected in June 1959, Gen. Ch. de Gaulle. According to his conception of a foreign policy for France it should have a global dimension, supported by the independent French defense not only as a conventional but also nuclear power.
Journal: Polish Political Science Yearbook
- Issue Year: 42/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 268-278
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English