Rapprochement on Cruise from Suez to Benghazi
Zaki Laidi, Sciences Po | May 3, 2011
Franco-British estrangement, caused by opposing lessons from 1956 Suez debacle, ended en route to Benghazi . ++ London realizes relationship with Washington is less special, so needs to prove independence to be noticed. ++ UK and France want to be tough guys on continent where Germany can’t play ball for security; pooling resources through NATO is only solution for Franco-British partnership. ++ In the name of Europe, "they have the responsibility to take ‘all necessary measures’ to keep acting in tandem.”
