The General facing NATO: an analysis still relevant
La Lettre Sentinel n°51, April 2009
Language of the original publication: French
One of the recurring formulas in discussions on the full return of France to NATO, though seen by all sides as obvious, deserves however that we take a moment to have a closer look. This is when the geostrategic context is mentioned, especially the fact that it would have undergone, seemingly, enormous changes. At first, this looks like a truism: the USSR is gone, the Cold War ended, the European Defence launched - General de Gaulle and his bickering with NATO seem to belong definitely to the past. In reality, none of the mutations, certainly indisputable, of the last forty years is likely to put into question the soundness of the decision of 1966. After a more thorough examination, one would rather conclude that they confirm it.
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(Hajnalka Vincze, The General facing NATO: an analysis still relevant, La Lettre Sentinel n°51, April 2009, 18,500 characters)