Number: RL30646
Title: FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES: ALLIES AND RIVALS
Authors: Paul E. Gallis, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report begins with an analysis of French political and economic developments, followed by a sketch of French views of France's role in the world and of the United States. An examination of the key role that the EU occupies in French policymaking follows, with an eye on affected U.S. interests. Next follows an analysis of competing French and U.S. efforts to shape European security policy, with special attention to French military modernization and intentions in promoting development for U.S. leadership of NATO. The next section examines French and U.S. policies on several regional issues, followed by a concluding analysis of paths that the two countries' relationship might take in the future.
Pages: 24
Date: Updated August 15, 2000