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Converging on The Middle
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Is it bad for France that the U.S. is the world's only superpower?
The foreign policy of all the world's countries is defined in reference to American power. That's why I call America a hyper-power not as a critique, but as a pure description of fact. Does that mean France no longer counts at all? Certainly not. Does it mean France has to accept that it is merely a medium-sized power? We can't say that either. I've always combated a certain presumptuous view France has of itself, but I don't defend the contrary. France should not undervalue itself...