| Author (Person) | Blitz, James, Pfeifer, Sylvia |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 15.3.10 |
| Publication Date | 15/03/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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Major analyis feature about the military relationship between Britain and France. On the one hand, the two have more in common with each other than they have with any other European state. They are the European Union’s only major military powers – the only ones to spend more than 2% of national income on defence; the only ones with nuclear weapons; the only ones with permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council and with what might be called a global vision. Yet throughout the previous half century Britain and France have often seen each other as rivals rather than allies, each competing on the world stage indifferent to what the other is doing. Now, however, something may be changing. In 2009-10, senior figures in the British and French defence establishments – politicians, military chiefs, defence industrialists, think-tankers – have been talking about the need to step up co-operation amid significant budgetary pressures and a fear that the US may be turning away from Europe. |
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| Countries / Regions | France, United Kingdom |
