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France's Return to NATO

France's Return to NATO

Practical Implications for Transatlantic Relations

Autor(en): Stéfanie von Hlatky, Michel Fortmann, Haglund David
Journaltitel: European Security
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Band: 10
Ausgabe: 1
Seiten: 1-10
Verlag(e): Routledge
Publikationsjahr: 2010

The paper looks at France's return to NATO, looking at the impact of its ongoing reintegration in the alliance's military structure from a strategic, a political and an operational perspective. The authors address three main questions: (1) How will France's reintegration affect other NATO countries? This question will be answered from the perspectives of Canada, the UK, Germany and the United States; (2) how will France cope with the transition? French experts will assess the French debate on NATO, the operational dimension of France's reintegration of the command structure and France's role in transatlantic relations; (3) how will the decision affect the future prospects for allied action? This question will be addressed by looking at the nuclear dimension of NATO, burden-sharing, NATO's transformation and the impact of France's reintegration on European defense.