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France’s strategic and security culture is often viewed with suspicion by its partners, who are baffled by French policy-makers’ inflammatory rhetoric. La Grande Nation can alternatively be seen as pro-active or irritating, committed or arrogant, and very often unpredictable. Some see France as the quintessential Westphalian state, fighting hard to preserve and defend its interests, and more than often punching above its weight in the international system. Others emphasize its passionate discourses about human rights and alleged commitment to multilateralism.
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Irondelle, B., Schmitt, O. (2013). France. In: Biehl, H., Giegerich, B., Jonas, A. (eds) Strategic Cultures in Europe. Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, vol 13. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01168-0_10
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