No. 307: French Defense at a Crossroads

Author(s): Constant Despont
Series Editor(s): Benno Zogg, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Névine Schepers
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 307
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a myriad of new challenges, including for French security and defense policies. Demand for its defense industries is rising. The French armed forces are now more than ever needed since the end of the Cold War to ensure the defense of Europe.

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