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France`s geopolitical ambitious in the 21st century
(National Aviation University, 2021) Kizidri, Vyacheslav Alexandrovich; Кізідрі, Вячеслав Олександрович
For centuries, France was a global powerhouse, permeating its will over five continents. Since those imperial days, it has lost considerable ground in its former domains. Only in Africa did France retain its hold, owing to the monetary system that was put in place. In the decade after World War II, President François Mitterand was quoted saying: “Without Africa, France will have no history in the 21st century.” Like a foretelling coming true, it is precisely because of Africa that modern-day France is returning as the global force it once was. And it’s using the soft power attributes of language to cement its hegemony. Starting in the 1990s, the constructs that melded the francophone nations started to show signs of decay. The African youth grew disenfranchised with France’s ceaseless interventions in their socio-political base. It was clear that the French policies were out of touch with the reality on the ground. Although most of the older generation of Africans still viewed Paris as a guardian of sorts, the younger generation, to whom the torch of leadership passed, held more critical views of France and looked to China and the United States for new opportunities. On the other hand, France is now adjusting the way it maintains power in Africa, not through force or finances but by language .