Foreign Affairs - The French Exception - Sophie Meunier

Foreign Affairs - The French Exception - Sophie Meunier: "The French Exception
Sophie Meunier
From Foreign Affairs, July/August 2000

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Summary: Anti-Americanism and a stubborn Gaullist independence in foreign policy have often marked French political discourse. These traits are coming to the fore once again in France's wildly popular antiglobalization movement. Today, a complex mix of political, economic, and cultural reasons explains the French resistance to 'Anglo-Saxon global capitalism.' If sustained, France's stand could become a model for other countries seeking an alternative to the new, American-style world economy.

Sophie Meunier is Research Associate at the Center of International Studies and Lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.

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