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European Foreign Policy : The End of French Europe? by Bastien Irondelle Abstract After 9-11 and the Iraq war, after the French and Dutch rebuttal of the Constitutional Treaty in 2005, some observe a tendency to de-Europeanization or renationalization of EU member states' foreign policies. In such a context, does France see its foreign policy future within the CFSP or outside it? Despite the tensions of the traditional French model of European Foreign policy (Intergovernmentalism, Europe puissance, EU as a power multiplier), France 's involvement for a strong European foreign policy remains powerful. But the French commitment to CFSP is less based on a political project for Europe and for its role in the world than motivated by necessity since France is less able to act alone in the world. Thus French policy vis-à-vis the European Union in general and CFSP-ESDP in particular has become more and more pragmatic and adaptable. This trend should be confirmed under President Sarkozy's leadership.
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