Collective Obsession. France’s ‘Germany complex’ and the future of the Paris-Berlin tandem

The eyes of the French have rarely been so fixed on Germany as they were in 2013. Since Nicolas Sarkozy lavished praise on the “modèle allemand” during his ultimately failed election campaign of 2012, Germany has been at the centre of all public debates. However, the current tone is anything but positive. How serious is the French-German relationship crisis?

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