French Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

Catalog description

This is the second course in a two-course sequence focusing on constitutional issues, national identity and international relations of the French Republic. Having studied in the first course the evolution of how basic republican concepts have shaped French society especially among its immigrant populations, in this second course, we will explore the theory and practice of diplomacy as viewed through a French lens as well as historical and contemporary examples of French foreign policy and diplomatic engagement with 1) the United States (and NATO), 2) Europe (the EU but also Russia), and 3) Africa (with a focus on North Africa). Emphasis will be placed on how French republican values translate into specific kinds of engagement with an eye toward acquiring and perfecting the use of vocabulary specific to Diplomacy and International Relations.