Why Has the Franco-American Security Relationship Been so Semi—Hostile for so Long?

IF 0.8 4区 社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Science Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI:10.1093/psquar/qqad119
Andrew J Williams
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Abstract Many people assume that Franco-American relations since 1776 have been far more harmonious than those of the United States’ relationship with Great Britain. After all, France fought on the side of the new aspiring republic in the American War of Independence against a colonial power. Although still a country ruled by a king, France itself became a republic shortly after the American Declaration of Independence was ratified. But in fact, France and the United States (and the colonies that preceded them) have often had poor relations. In his book Sister Republics: Security Relations between America and France, David Haglund asks why security relations between France and the United States been so fractious since the beginning of the American republic, and even well before it. He debunks the generally accepted mythology and its attendant symbology of two sister republics. The French-built and donated Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor and the statue of General Lafayette on the Seine opposite the Quai d’Orsay in Paris are misleading. In truth any special relationship between France and the United States has been special on the whole in its lack of mutual liking, even respect. Haglund traces this difficult, even suboptimal, relationship over three centuries and shows how the weight of history still continues to upset Franco-American relations regularly.
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为什么法美安全关系长期处于半敌对状态?
许多人认为,自1776年以来,法美关系远比美英关系和谐。毕竟,在美国独立战争(American War of Independence)中,法国站在新成立的雄心勃勃的共和国一边,反对殖民主义列强。虽然法国仍然是一个由国王统治的国家,但在美国独立宣言被批准后不久,法国本身就成为了一个共和国。但事实上,法国和美国(以及他们之前的殖民地)的关系经常很差。在他的著作《姐妹共和国:美国和法国之间的安全关系》中,大卫·哈格伦德提出了一个问题:为什么自从美利坚共和国成立以来,甚至更早之前,法国和美国之间的安全关系就一直如此不稳定。他揭穿了普遍接受的神话及其伴随的两个姐妹共和国的象征。法国人建造并捐赠的纽约港自由女神像和巴黎奥赛码头对面塞纳河上的拉斐特将军雕像都是误导。事实上,法国和美国之间的任何特殊关系总体上都是特殊的,因为它缺乏相互喜欢,甚至是尊重。哈格伦德追溯了三个世纪以来这段艰难、甚至不理想的关系,并展示了历史的影响如何仍在定期扰乱法美关系。
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期刊介绍: Published continuously since 1886, Political Science Quarterly or PSQ is the most widely read and accessible scholarly journal covering government, politics and policy. A nonpartisan journal, PSQ is edited for both political scientists and general readers with a keen interest in public and foreign affairs. Each article is based on objective evidence and is fully refereed.
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