Remains to hope that the painting will holdBut in his eyes these parallels are also worrisomeService removed but any grayscale palace schoolThis allowed solidarity networks to implementYet despite this support nothing happens2 and approximately 2 of the capital of FortisChange of head and style to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of the InteriorThe social partners have ten days to responda necessary rebalancing after years of euphoriaIt is now 11 stores in own and three franchiseesShould the France resume "any place" in NATO turning in its integrated command, that she had left in 1966 Or should retain its current position, in the Organization, militarily engaged in operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan under flag exist but without participating in its command organs to maintain its autonomy of decision The debate is less appearance rage in the French political class. In a few weeks, the Summit in Strasbourg and Kehl on 3 and 4 next April, should celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the organization which, paradoxically, survived the death of the Warsaw Pact and the announcement of the full return of the enfant terrible French Euro-Atlantic "family".
This latter action, very well expect Washington to Berlin, however, is largely symbolic. Of course, the France could get two commands: one based in Norfolk Virginia (United States) for the conduct of the transformations of the alliance, and another in Lisbon, which hosts the headquarters of the rapid reaction (Nato Response Force or NRF) force. However, the record is not completely loop, because this return means a dramatic increase in the number of French officers to NATO and, therefore, a concomitant reduction of the British and German contingents. And the consent of the other 25 allies. If all green lights are obtained, this rise could be spread over three to four years.
But beyond technical characteristics, this return sealed, symbolically, the last link of a reconciliation with America and the Atlantic community, initiated by Jacques Chirac. Because, since 1995 the France, and despite the violent controversy on the Iraq with George w. Bush, has already made a large part of the path by agreeing to participate in military missions and by becoming one of the main contributors of forces, including in the NRF. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the France had also not hesitate to side with the allies to discuss clause of collective solidarity with the United States, that attack against one Member is an attack against all.
But often the symbols which are more prone to controversy, especially when they relate to concepts such as the independence of the foreign policy of the France and its sovereignty. Concepts that were at the heart of the decision of General de Gaulle in his letter of 7 March 1966-U.S. President Lyndon Johnson. For the France, was "to recover its territory the full exercise of sovereignty, currently initiated by the presence permanent Allied military elements". What led to the evacuation of the headquarters of NATO in Versailles and Fontainebleau one year after. But Paris had other concerns: retaining its autonomy of decision on the strength of nuclear strike six years after the first explosion of an atomic bomb French and refuse to follow the US in all their military adventures abroad. This is at the same time where they engaged heavily in the war of the Viet Nam.
Today, the context has changed profoundly. On the one hand, the world is more divided into two blocks. It is also to be placed outside this policy blocks at a time where a certain relaxation began that General de Gaulle had chosen to withdraw from the integrated command, him paving the way for a dialogue with the USSR and China. The end of the cold war and the new tensions with the Russia has another consequence: to put an end to the balance of terror between the two blocs by fire nuclear. Which obviously reduces the scope of the question of the autonomy of French nuclear power to America.
However, should not be illusions. The total return in the France NATO raises at least two other questions: what about the Europe of defence Of course, is to explain that the Americans finally recognize this European dimension, but it will remain a complementary element of the Atlantic organization and not "independent". The other issue is very simple. The President Barack Obama can only be welcomed the choice of Nicolas Sarkozy, because what he wants now to most of the France and all its allies, is sending additional troops for their part in Afghanistan. It's whether Paris could say "no". The Berlin Wall fell. The French singularity is followed. But how far
