TY - BOOK AU - Charillon,Frédéric TI - Ethics: New Watchword for French Foreign Policy? PY - 2007///. N1 - 85 N2 - Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to the helm of the French state in May 2007 introduced a new diplomatic governance and posed the question of the goal of foreign policy: must it be guided by ethical concerns or only protect France’s interests? The introduction of ethics into foreign policy, that is, of normative considerations beyond self interest in the decision-making process, is challenged by doctrinal or concrete hindrances. A new ethical foreign policy, if it is prepared with care, clarity, and determination, must accept the political imperative and transparent development of its values UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-internationale-et-strategique-2007-3-page-87?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -