France’s Power Paradox: Ambitions, Resources and the Sustainability Dilemma

Charles de Gaulle’s historical vision, which identified France’s existential identity with the “claim to great-power status”, continues to form the foundation of the country’s contemporary foreign policy and security doctrine.

How France’s global ambitions are outrunning a state capacity eroded by debt, political deadlock, retreat from Africa and military overstretch. 4 min read →