Lecoq, Tristan <br/><br/>
National defence from the 1970s to date. A look at the Livres Blancs, from 1972 to the 2021 Strategic Review 

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<br/><br/> National defence is a major constituent of the DNA of the Fifth Republic. It has experienced considerable and complex developments as the geopolitical environment has evolved. Defence is far from a simple administrative department—it is an institution that gives material sense to state action and thus is eminently political.