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1、二月16,2009[2009.02.12]FranceandNATO法国与北约-集结号吹响了吗?类归于：欧洲—EcoTeam@9:56下午FranceandNATO法国与北约Backtothefold?集结号吹响了吗?Feb12th2009
2、PARISFromTheEconomistprinteditionNicolasSarkozyfacesdomesticoppositiontohisdecisiontoreturnFrancetoNATO’sintegratedmilitarycommandinApril萨科奇决定法国四月份重返北约,国内遭遇反对ITWASinashortbut
3、scrupulouslypolitelettertoLyndonJohnson43yearsagothatCharlesdeGaulleannouncedhisdecisiontopullFranceoutofNATO’sintegratedmilitarycommand.Hiscountry,theFrenchpresidentwrotetohisAmericancounterpart,needed“torecoverthefullexerciseofhersovereigntyacrossherentireterritory.”HeshutdownNATO’sheadquarte
4、rsinParisandexpelledAmericanmilitarybasesfromFrance.Eversince,theFrenchhaveseentheirsemi-detachedstatusinNATOasaguarantoroftheirstrategicautonomyandatotemoftheirrefusaltoacceptAmericansupremacy.43年前,夏尔•戴高乐发出了一封彬彬有礼的短信,通知时任美国总统林登•约翰逊,宣布法国退出北约军事一体化机构。戴高乐在信中写道,法国需要在其境内恢复行使全部主权。他关闭了北约在巴黎的总部,迫使美国撤出其
5、在法国的军事基地。从那以后,法国人都把他们在北约中的特殊地位看作是保持其战略独立性的保证和拒绝美国霸权的一种标志。(注1)PresidentNicolasSarkozy’splantoreversedeGaulle’sdecisionandreintegrateFrancefullyintoNATO’smilitarycommandis,therefore,bothboldandunsettling.OnApril3rdand4thMrSarkozyandGermany’sChancellorAngelaMerkelwilljointlyhostasummittomarkNATO’s
6、60thanniversary.MrSarkozyisexpectedtousetheoccasionofficiallytoannounceFrance’sfullreturn.Butheneedstopreparethegroundathomeforadecisionthatiscontestedbothbytheoppositionandbymanyinhisownparty.NextweekheisexpectedtomakethecaseinaspeechinParis.TheFrenchparliamentplanstodebatetheissueshortly.萨科齐总
7、统打算改变戴高乐的政策,让法国重新完全加入北约的军事一体化机构。这一决定大胆,却令人不安。4月3日至4日,萨科齐将与德国总理默克尔共同主持纪念北约成立60周年的峰会。预计萨科齐将利用这一机会正式宣布法国完全重新回归北约。不过,他必须首先説服国内舆论。不仅反对党，就是在人民运动联盟内部也有许多人对他的决定提出质疑。预计下周他在巴黎发表讲话时将阐明加入北约的理由。法国议会计划不久将就此问题展开辩论。Fordecades,inschooltextbooksanddiplomaticlecturehalls,theFrenchhavelearntthatdeGaulle’sdecisiona
8、ndthecreationofthenuclearforcedefrappeformthecornerstoneofFrance’sindependentdefencepolicy.NATOcametoberegardedwithinstinctivedistrust,asaplaceinwhichAmericaandBritainstitchedupdeals.Fortheirpart,theAmericanssawFrance’splanstobuil
