The State of Conflict Prevention in France

Authors

  • Julie Fournier Institut d'Études Politiques, Paris, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21909

Keywords:

France, Cold War, military, conflict prevention, EU

Abstract

This article provides a quick overview of the state of conflict prevention in France. It examines the origin of the debate, the role played by France in this field, and the obstacles hindering the development of an active preventive diplomacy capability in Europe. Conflict prevention is a relatively new discussion in France that is fuelled by the frustration from the failure in the Yugoslav crisis and the new focus of the government to develop a new security architecture in Europe, mainly through the European Union. Current actions, however, already reveal the difficulties that impede the development of an active capacity of preventive diplomacy in Europe. Some of these dificulties result from the idea of prevention in general, while others are more specific to the situation in France which is characterized by the absence of an official definition as well as by internal quarrels between academic, politicians and the military as to the potential and implementation of conflict prevention. However, the author argues that the critical perspective proposed by French intellectuals and scientists could, in the long run, contribute to a more accurate understanding of conflict prevention.

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Published

1997-05-01

How to Cite

Fournier, J. (1997). The State of Conflict Prevention in France. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 16(1), 19–23. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21909