French arms exports the business of sovereignty
From De Gaulle onwards, France's strategic independence has been predicated on self-sufficiency in modern weapons. To achieve and maintain the requisite defence-industrial base, in the context of limited domestic orders, Paris sought to promote the export of its arms. During the Cold War, this...
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Abingdon, Oxon London
Routledge International Institute of Strategic Studies
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction Chapter 1. The French arms export policy model Chapter 2. The new post-Cold War arms market: competition, regulation and Europeanisation Chapter 3. Ambiguities of the French arms export policy in the post-Cold War era Chapter 4. Nicolas Sarkozy's 'stimulus package' for arms exports Chapter 5. Rebalancing under the Socialists: 'Team France' in service of arms sales Conclusion: Time to change? The arms exports dogma against European aspirations.