Economist: French foreign policy - Sarkozy - Running fast, but where is he going?

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Sarkozy - Running fast, but where is he going?

Mr Sarkozy seems to have three main ideas. First, like Mr Chirac, he believes that France must project its power through Europe. And to be more credible, Europeans must revive their common defense policy and “assume fully their responsibility and role of ensuring their security and that of the world.” Unlike Mr Chirac, though, Mr Sarkozy seeks to achieve these aims as a partner of America, not an antagonist.