Its postwar bargain with France provided the motor for European integration. Its instinctive Atlanticism served as a counterweight to French resentment of US power.
More generally, Mr Sarkozy will veer between Atlanticism and more Gaullist reflexes, as France marks the 70th anniversary of DE Gaulle's London appeal for wartime resistance.
大体上，萨科奇将转向大西洋主义与戴高乐主义的折中派，法国还将庆祝戴高乐在伦敦从事抵抗运动70周年。
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Some are even wondering if Mr Sarkozy has ditched his Atlanticism and discovered his inner Gaullism, returning to a traditional French indulgence of Russia and outspoken hostility towards America.