Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/297229 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 21/2024
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Russia's fullscale invasion of Ukraine since 24 February 2022 has not shaken France's security policy as fundamentally as it has Germany's. France sees its previous goals confirmed, particularly in terms of strengthening Europe's strategic sovereignty. Nevertheless, it has been adapting in many areas in order to continue pursuing its ambitions under changed external conditions. This led to a continuity in security policy objectives - with notable adjustments in the means and direction. These include France's now active support for the enlargement of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as well as its increased commitment within NATO. This has also partly dispelled the irritation among European partners that President Emmanuel Macron caused in 2022 with his statements about the need to reach out to Russia. However, substantial differences between Germany and France remain and have intensified in some cases, making bilateral cooperation more complicated.
Subjects: 
Zeitenwende
French security policy
Revue Stratégique
Verteidigungspolitische Richtlinien
VPR
European Defence Agency
Europe's Defence Technological and Industrial Base
EDTIB
Versailles Agenda
EU enlargement
Ukraine
European Political Community
EPG
European Union Military Assistance Mission
EUMAM
enhanced Forward Presence
eFP
Very High Readiness Joint Task Force
VJTF
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Document Type: 
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