The Waning Poweran Analysis of Contemporary French Defense Policy

  1. Guillem Colom Piella 1
  2. Pedro Fatjó Gómez 2
  1. 1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

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  2. 2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/052g8jq94

Revista:
Working Papers (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat d'Història Econòmica)

Año de publicación: 2015

Número: 3

Tipo: Documento de Trabajo

Resumen

The article analyzes the evolution of French defense policy from the Cold War to the present day. After presenting the country’s strategic outlook during the Cold War, the article studies the White Papers drawn up by France to adapt its national defense and military organization to the changing domestic and international situation. Viewed as a whole, they show the profound transformations French defense policy has experienced over the last decades.

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