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The essays in this volume examine selected national, regional
European, and international policies of Charles de Gaulle, giving
consideration to their significance in his own time, and today. Not
everything de Gaulle did withstands the test of time. Nor,
obviously, was everything beyond criticism in his own time.
Nonetheless, a main finding, in the words of one essayist, is that
de Gaulle had an 'uncanny sense of where history was going' and the
skill to position his country accordingly. De Gaulle also stands as
a testament to the power of individuals in history, a somewhat
unfashionable viewpoint in modern university curriculums. Today,
when France's destiny appears increasingly to depend on structures
and institutions beyond its national control, including a Europe
weakened by the sovereign debt crisis, and a global economic system
accountable to no one, it seems timely to reconsider the record of
the twentieth century's greatest Frenchman, whose skill at dealing
with the problems of his time can inspire today's generation of
politicians and statesmen.
The essays in this volume examine selected national, regional
European, and international policies of Charles de Gaulle, giving
consideration to their significance in his own time, and today. Not
everything de Gaulle did withstands the test of time. Nor,
obviously, was everything beyond criticism in his own time.
Nonetheless, a main finding, in the words of one essayist, is that
de Gaulle had an 'uncanny sense of where history was going' and the
skill to position his country accordingly. De Gaulle also stands as
a testament to the power of individuals in history, a somewhat
unfashionable viewpoint in modern university curriculums. Today,
when France's destiny appears increasingly to depend on structures
and institutions beyond its national control, including a Europe
weakened by the sovereign debt crisis, and a global economic system
accountable to no one, it seems timely to reconsider the record of
the twentieth century's greatest Frenchman, whose skill at dealing
with the problems of his time can inspire today's generation of
politicians and statesmen.
What drives European foreign policy towards the wider Mediterranean
and Middle East region? This collection takes an innovative
approach to answering this question, by considering the impact of
intra-European divisions on European polices towards this crucial
region. European foreign policy has traditionally been defined by a
clear division of labour: southern European member states take the
lead in the EU's southern neighbourhood, while central and northern
European countries drive policies in the EU's eastern
neighbourhood. The resulting north-south split has entrenched
geo-clientalistic behaviour as a core principle of EU foreign
policy-making and has fuelled a static intra-European competition
over influence and resources. However, as European power dynamics
shift, these old divisions no longer hold and northern and central
European countries have been pushed towards a more pro-active role
in the region. But what factors are shaping the foreign policies of
these countries in the Mediterranean and Middle East? What has been
their contribution to common EU polices? And does their growing
activism signal an end to old geo-clientalistic division as a core
driver of European foreign policy?
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