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Relations at a cultural and popular level are complex. While many Americans see the French as too quick surrender in the face of military conflict, many French people view suspiciously America's willingness to go to war. There are suspicions that America will only fight to secure wealth primarily oil or its ideology of the US version of liberty with disregard for other nation's views. Americans often view French culture as being very elitist and overly reliant on the high arts while some French take exception to American "cultural imperialism" even though the French are keen consumers of American-style fast food, cinema and modern music. The French are generally proud of the donation of the Statue of Liberty but can sometimes appear ungrateful for the help America and other Allies gave in World War 2.
Relations at a cultural and popular level are complex. While many Americans see the French as too quick surrender in the face of military conflict, many French people view suspiciously America's willingness to go to war. There are suspicions that America will only fight to secure wealth primarily oil or its ideology of the US version of liberty with disregard for other nation's views. Americans often view French culture as being very elitist and overly reliant on the high arts while some French take exception to American "cultural imperialism" even though the French are keen consumers of American-style fast food, cinema and modern music. The French are generally proud of the donation of the Statue of Liberty but can sometimes appear ungrateful for the help America and other Allies gave in World War 2.
==Military Issues==
==Military==
[[File:French July 14.jpg|right|200px]]
[[File:French July 14.jpg|right|200px]]
French military doctrine is based on the concepts of national independence, [[nuclear weapon]]s deterrence, and military sufficiency. France is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ([[NATO]]), and has worked actively with Allies to adapt NATO, internally and externally, to the post-Cold War environment. However, in 1966, the French withdrew from NATO's military bodies while remaining full participants in the alliance's political councils. In December 1995, France announced that it would increase its participation in NATO's military wing, including the Military Committee. France remains a firm supporter of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other efforts at cooperation. France rejoined NATO in 2009 shortly before NATO's [[war of aggression]] against [[Libya]] in 2011.
French military doctrine is based on the concepts of national independence, [[nuclear weapon]]s deterrence, and military sufficiency. France is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ([[NATO]]), and has worked actively with Allies to adapt NATO, internally and externally, to the post-Cold War environment. However, in 1966, the French withdrew from NATO's military bodies while remaining full participants in the alliance's political councils. In December 1995, France announced that it would increase its participation in NATO's military wing, including the Military Committee. France remains a firm supporter of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other efforts at cooperation. France rejoined NATO in 2009 shortly before NATO's [[war of aggression]] against [[Libya]] in 2011.
In May 2023, stressing the importance of anti-terrorism collaboration between intelligence services from both sides of the Atlantic, France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said that "for [[Europe]]ans and for France the primary risk is Sunni Islamist terrorism."<ref>Ashleigh Furlong, [https://www.politico.eu/article/france-minister-warns-resumption-sunni-islamist-terrorism-threat-europe-gerard-darmanin/ French minister warns of resumption of ‘Islamist terrorist’ threat in Europe], ''Politico EU'', May 20, 2023.</ref>
In May 2023, stressing the importance of anti-terrorism collaboration between intelligence services from both sides of the Atlantic, France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said that "for [[Europe]]ans and for France the primary risk is Sunni Islamist terrorism."<ref>Ashleigh Furlong, [https://www.politico.eu/article/france-minister-warns-resumption-sunni-islamist-terrorism-threat-europe-gerard-darmanin/ French minister warns of resumption of ‘Islamist terrorist’ threat in Europe], ''Politico EU'', May 20, 2023.</ref>
===NATO war in Ukraine===
{{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}}
According to the French ''Marianne'' paper in March 2024, a secret series of 'assessments' by the French military written in the fall of 2023, following [[2023 Ukraine copunteroffensive|Kiev's disastrous ground offensive]], concluded that: "[[Ukraine cannot win this [[war]] militarily." The report praises the [[Russian]] forces as the new “tactical and technical” standard of how to run defensive operations and debunks the media myth of “meat assaults."<ref>https://www.marianne.net/monde/europe/guerre-en-ukraine-endurance-russe-echec-de-la-contre-offensive-ce-que-cache-le-virage-de-macron</ref> A summary of the report states:
{{qotebox-float|"While [[Macron]] might be preparing something disastrous, the French Armed Forces are trying to sound the alarm through the French [[media]].
In the French publication ''Marianne'', which is very close to the French political class, French officers speaking on condition of anonymity spoke about their impressions of the [[war in Ukraine]], the [[AFU]] and the Russian Armed Forces.
In summary, the officers speaking to the publication rated the Russian Army very highly. The Russian Army, contrary to [[Liberal media|Western media]], trains its new recruits properly, organizes rotation of personnel and units in the frontline, and always mixes veterans with new recruits so the new soldiers can learn more quickly.
By contrast the Ukrainians blew their best and last chance for victory in the [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Summer 2023 offensive]]. The French Armed Forces also estimate Ukraine needs 30,000 - 35,000 new conscripts or recruits every month to keep their force levels steady but currently the Ukrainians are only inducting half that number.
The article assesses that there is no conceivable path currently to a Ukrainian military victory.<ref>DDGeopolitics</ref>}}
===2023 riots===
===2023 riots===