The Coming Revival in French-American Relations
France's presidential election will not erase the country's longstanding ambivalence about the United States. But regardless of which of the three main candidates wins, bilateral relations are likely to improve.
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With the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, French-American relations reached a low point. The Bush Administration felt betrayed by French diplomatic tactics at the United Nations, while French President Jacques Chirac felt confirmed in his mistrust of the sole superpower and his call for a multipolar world. Today, on the eve of the French presidential elections, opinion polls show that three-quarters of French voters believe that France should distance itself from the United States.