The French Policy on Syria, From Jacques Chirac to Nicolas Sarkozy Politique étrangère, Vol. 74, No. 1, Spring 2009

The Syrian President’s visit to Paris during the summer of 2008 symbolized a new course in French diplomacy, and the end of the French-Syrian disagreement. However, it still has to be proven that this new situation leads to a stable political solution in Lebanon, to a more significant French influence in the area, or to speeding up the Syrian-Israeli negotiations. Uncertainties remain, such as the regime’s economic and political stability and its links with Teheran.

Judith Cahen holds a degree in Analysis of the Contemporary Arab World from Institut d’études politiques de Paris and a degree in Arabic from Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi ed Islamistica (PISAI) in Rome. She is now a researcher at the Northern Africa/Middle East department at Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD).

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