French Defence Policy into the Twenty-First Century

SHAUN GREGORY is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford. He was recently Visiting Fellow at IRIS and Visiting Associate at IFRI, both in Paris. His publications include The Hidden Cost of Deterrence and Nuclear Command and Control in NATO.

• List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction French Defence in Context Adjusting to Change: French Defence Policy 1989-1992 The Reform of Defence French Defence Policy in the New Europe French Defence Policy in a Global Context Conclusions Appendix: Conducting Defence and Security Research in France Notes and References Bibliography Index

'This is a timely analytical overview of the principal features of French defence policy as we enter the new millennium. It should be required reading for all those who seek to go beyond the stereotyped explanations based on interpretations of 'Gaullism' which characterise much of the existing literature. Many experts believe they understand French defence policy. Few really understand it. Gregory is one of the few.' - Jolyon Howarth, Jean Monnet Professor of European Political Union, University of Bath 'Shaun Gregory provides an accurate and well-documented analysis of the evolution of French defence policy since the end of the Cold War. This book will be very useful to anyone seeking to understand the French position in the new millennium.' - Pascal Boniface, Director, Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategiques