Loyalty or autonomy? Canadian and French divergent strategic behaviors in time of power transition
Journal: Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies
Year: 2021

Faced with the decline of American power and the growing assertiveness of China and Russia, Washington’s main allies must make strategic choices in foreign policy and defense. Yet U.S. allies appear to be making quite divergent strategic choices in dealing with the transition of power. Representative of these strategic differences, France and Canada do not implement the same strategic behavior to adapt to these systemic changes. That NATO member countries with relatively similar interests adapt