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August 3, 2012 8:48 AM Subscribe
The Big Three of EU Foreign Policy: Stefan Lehne on the contrasting roles of Germany, France and the UK.
That was well worth the slog (a whole lot of words there), as it proved very incisive and illuminating.
It's also refreshing as hell to get a view of the EU and the European powers without making consistent reference to the US (the US is in there, as appropriate, but this is definitely a Euro-centric analysis).
All in all, very interesting. Thanks for posting!
posted by librarylis at 11:46 AM on August 3, 2012
It's also refreshing as hell to get a view of the EU and the European powers without making consistent reference to the US (the US is in there, as appropriate, but this is definitely a Euro-centric analysis).
All in all, very interesting. Thanks for posting!
posted by librarylis at 11:46 AM on August 3, 2012
After going back and reading: indeed, nice overview. I'm curious about the statement France understands itself to be “European by choice” and different from Germany, Italy, or Spain, which it sees as “European by destiny.” Not that I doubt its veracity in relation to its early unification, but I'd be interested to see where else this is discussed.
posted by psoas at 8:43 AM on August 7, 2012
posted by psoas at 8:43 AM on August 7, 2012
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