"When France has a cold, all of Europe sneezes " An Analysis on French Power.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 03:59:47
France has remained an international leader since the Thirty Years War. It was the first country dedicated to "liberty, equality, and fraternity" during the French Revolution, and today it remains a leader as an influential and powerful member of the European Union and the United Nations. The international plane since the end of the Cold War, however, has turned into a United States hegemony. In order to combat this Unitarianism, France has sought economic and
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force to sustain a highly advanced economy. Through its powers of diplomacy, the French can fight to preserve their cultural values within their own government and greatly bolster their economic strength. By creating a stronger domestic market due to the prosperity of the EU, the country will be in better position to influence the global market. In trade-driven world, only this will ensure France a greater defense against what it sees as the American threat.
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