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By Denis MacShane
Newsweek International
March 6, 2006 issue - As George W. Bush looks out on an unfriendly world, where can he find new allies to support America’s tarnished foreign policy? Step forward Jacques Chirac, who in his final year in office acts as though he wants to be as good a friend to Washington as Tony Blair. After five years of trying to build an anti-U.S. front with Germany—splitting Europe down the middle—the French president is reaching into his diplomatic toolbox and coming up with initiatives that are increasingly in tune with America’s global agenda.
By Denis MacShane
Newsweek International
March 6, 2006 issue - As George W. Bush looks out on an unfriendly world, where can he find new allies to support America’s tarnished foreign policy? Step forward Jacques Chirac, who in his final year in office acts as though he wants to be as good a friend to Washington as Tony Blair. After five years of trying to build an anti-U.S. front with Germany—splitting Europe down the middle—the French president is reaching into his diplomatic toolbox and coming up with initiatives that are increasingly in tune with America’s global agenda.