An illusion of French power on the international scene, often contradicted on the ground, as in Africa. How has France, a nuclear power which sits on the UN Security Council, lost its influence in the world? Can she still find her? What remains of the tradition established by General de Gaulle… French independence, particularly from the United States? The empty chair left by Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the occasion of Xi Jinping’s visit to France was noticed. Is the divorce of the Franco-German couple definitively finalized? Can the war in Ukraine and the failure of Emmanuel Macron’s mediation attempts constitute proof of France’s loss of influence? We debate it with our guests, Richard WERLY, France/Europe correspondent for the Swiss media Blick and co-author of “Le bal des illusions: What France believes, what the world sees”, Sylvie BERMANN, former ambassador of France and author of “Madame l’ambassador. From Beijing to Moscow, a diplomat’s life”, as well as Christian CAMBON, LR senator from Val-de-Marne and member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.
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