IAN MCINTYRE was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, and the College of Europe in Bruges. He is well-known as a writer and broadcaster on politics and international affairs. He is a former associate editor of The Times of London and was for many years a senior executive of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

• Preface Prologue Believing the Impossible A Certain Idea of France The Unwanted Mousetrap Perfidious Albion's Second Thoughts Let's Get Organized Challenge and Response The Public Trough The Kettle and the Earthen Pot Pizzazz in the Market Place Words and Opportunities The Faro Table of Governments Four Wise Men Vox Populi Compromise and Barter Bibliography Index

IAN MCINTYRE was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, and the College of Europe in Bruges. He is well-known as a writer and broadcaster on politics and international affairs. He is a former associate editor of The Times of London and was for many years a senior executive of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

• Preface Prologue Believing the Impossible A Certain Idea of France The Unwanted Mousetrap Perfidious Albion's Second Thoughts Let's Get Organized Challenge and Response The Public Trough The Kettle and the Earthen Pot Pizzazz in the Market Place Words and Opportunities The Faro Table of Governments Four Wise Men Vox Populi Compromise and Barter Bibliography Index

IAN MCINTYRE was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, and the College of Europe in Bruges. He is well-known as a writer and broadcaster on politics and international affairs. He is a former associate editor of The Times of London and was for many years a senior executive of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

• Preface Prologue Believing the Impossible A Certain Idea of France The Unwanted Mousetrap Perfidious Albion's Second Thoughts Let's Get Organized Challenge and Response The Public Trough The Kettle and the Earthen Pot Pizzazz in the Market Place Words and Opportunities The Faro Table of Governments Four Wise Men Vox Populi Compromise and Barter Bibliography Index