Results of the French Presidency in the EU (July—December 2008) by E. O. Obichkina

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Une doctrine implicite de la déterritorialisation by Frédéric Giraut

Subjects: “…Deterritorialization; Public choice; New economic geography; Governmentality; Center-periphery; French presidence; Sovereignty…”
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Les relations algéro-françaises depuis 2000 ou la quête d’une improbable refondation by Aomar Baghzouz

“…If friendship among peoples is not built on treaties but on concrete actions, as French President Sarkozy said, a simplified treaty free of the memory issue could be a first step on the road to Franco-Algerian reconciliation.…”
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La France en Polynésie française : quelle volonté de rester présente ? by Jean-Marc Regnault

“…Right now, rather opposing signals are being sent by the Central Government’s attitude. With a French President who wants a clear change from his predecessor’s policies, a disengagement seems obvious, but, institutionally, it yet has to be defined which is the best way for France to continue to « shine » in Oceania. …”
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Les nouveaux modes de gestion de la proximité euromaghrébine by Jean-Robert Henry

“…While Germany moves economic leverage to broaden influence, François Hollande France moves diplomatic and military leverage to take back initiative in North and North-West Africa, putting aside the most questionable aspects of previous French president’s action. As regards multilateral relationships, the failure of Europe-Mediterranean partnership fosters “5+5” dialogue, through which West-Mediterranean rimming countries try to strengthen bilateral and transnational relationships and to extend sub-regional cooperation imbued with security concerns. …”
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The “yellow vests” movement in France: problems, causes, prospects by L. D. Efanova

“…The rating of the French President E. Macron has fallen markedly since his inauguration, and the support of the country’s population has declined significantly. …”
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Nicolas Sarkozy's Role in the 2008 Georgia Conflict: The "United West" Confronting Russia by D. Mikhaylov

“…Confronted with the parties' entrenched positions, the French President occasionally resorted to altering the content of his proposed "six-point" peace plan without prior agreement, ultimately impacting the quality of the resulting agreements. …”
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Les regalia du président by Alexandre Girard-Muscagorry

“…In January 1978, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, then visiting Yamoussoukro as part of a presidential visit to Côte d’Ivoire, was named Honorary President of the Association of Tribal Chiefs and received, on this occasion, several objects associated with the exercise of power among the Akan peoples of the country. Given by the French presidency to the Musée des Arts Africains et Océaniens and now in the collections of the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, these diplomatic gifts are atypical because of their originality compared to the very standardised corpus of African presidential gifts and the large number of comments they gave rise to throughout their history. …”
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