FRANCE: Sarkozy's demands may be too high for NATO

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  • Policy change?
  • Chirac's rapprochement
  • Sarkozy's conditions
  • Style or substance?
  • Implications for NATO
  • French conditions
  • US considerations
  • Symbolic or real contribution?
  • Implications for EU
  • Soften US reticence
  • Appease EU partners
  • EU-NATO relations
  • Advancing NATO reform
  • Improving cooperation

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