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This article looks at an episode which though it happened in Tunisia had a direct link to the Algerian War of Independence (1954–62), and thus propelled the war to an international conflict that pitted the Western powers, namely; France, Britain and America against each other. By the time the incident occurred the Algerian War had been going on for just over three years with the French seemingly gaining the upper hand. This article endeavours to show how this incident complicated the Algerian conflict and how the episode was viewed internationally, especially from the British Government and media perspectives both had keen interest on the Algerian conflict as a result of their own empire in other parts of Africa. The article is based largely on archival research at the Public Record Office at Kew, (England) and Newspaper archives at Colindale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the portrayal of Franco-American relations in Diane Johnson's novel "L'Affaire." The novel, set in France concludes with the imminent departure of its heroine, Amy Hawkins. Human and geological shifts combine in the novel to produce a series of cataclysms, at once natural and cultural, comic and tragic, and literal as well as figurative. America's apparent eagerness to make Francophobia the same essential trait of American national identity that it has always been for the British paradoxically marks the U.S. as every bit as European as France.

Discusses the tension between the U.S. and France during the Fourth Republic from 1946 to 1958. Notion of the Right as a valid political concept; Factors that prevented several political groups from uniting into a broad-based political movement; Reluctance of France to forfeit national sovereignty to collective security.

The article offers information on Franco-German defense cooperation. It is posed that the recent developments in the arms-control talks between the United States and the Soviet Union have focused on the importance of enhancing West European security cooperation and decreasing dependence on the United States. Moreover, in 1982, these governments established a Franco-German Commission on Security and Defense. Relative to this, France has improved its participation in the forward defense of West Germany. Lastly, the late 1950s to the late 1960s saw more fruitful Franco-German cooperation in armament production.

The article offers information on French security policy. It is posed that by acknowledging France's Gaullist foundation, French security policy has been dynamic in the past years, as the French have adjusted to changes in East-West, European, and transatlantic relations. Moreover, the increasing strikingness of the conventional defense in Europe emphasizes the broader consideration of French security policy. Lastly, questions were posed regarding the future of U. S.-French security cooperation, and the potential of Franco-German cooperation.