French Interventions in Africa: Reluctant Multilateralism

ISBN 10: 0367618516 / ISBN 13: 9780367618513

Published by Routledge, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: French Interventions in Africa: Reluctant Multilateralism
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367618516
• ISBN 13: 9780367618513
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book explores France’s African intervention policy and related legitimation strategies through the United Nations, the European Union, and various ad hoc multilateral frameworks. France’s enduring ability to project military power on the African continent and influence political events there has been central to its self-perception as a major power. However, since the end of the cold war, France’s paternalistic interference has been increasingly questioned, not least by African audiences. This has produced a gradual and somewhat reluctant turn to multilateralism on the part of French leaders. Drawing on in-depth case studies of recent French intervention policy, this edited volume critically assesses France’s efforts to reassure critics by securing multilateral endorsements; share burdens and liabilities through collective implementation; and re-affirm its status as a major power by spearheading complex missions.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Strategic Studies.

About the Author

Stefano Recchia holds the John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security as an associate professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, USA.

Thierry Tardy is Director of the Research Division at the NATO Defence College in Rome, Italy, and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium.