Paris wants to reinforce relations with London

"At first sight, today's duo comprised of the extraverted Nicolas Sarkozy and the austere Brown is potentially problematic", notes Guaillaume Goubert. "But there is already complementary between a rightwing, quite interventionist man and a leftwing, rather liberal one. If they manage to combine their qualities, they will be able to further several major causes, European defence, for example. The continent's capacity to ensure its own security will not be possible without close agreement between the two countries. London is preserving its 'special relation' with the United States while Paris is preserving its image of rebellious ally of Washington. It is between the two that we can find the road to European adulthood on the military level: neither tied to, nor opposed to the United States."

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