Abstract The contemporary European security landscape is defined by the intersection of French strategic autonomy ambitions and the material-political limits that constrain Paris’s ability to translate rhetorical leadership into sustained, scalable support for its continental allies. As of April 2026, France positions itself as the pre-eminent European military power through its independent nuclear deterrent, largest … Leggi tutto Between Power and Will: Forensic Geopolitical Assessment of France’s Military and Political Capacity to Provide Credible European Security Leadership