Au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, la politique extérieure de la France connaît d' importants changements: il faut reconstruire la France, mais avant tout, il faut créer des liens durables...Show moreAu lendemain de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, la politique extérieure de la France connaît d' importants changements: il faut reconstruire la France, mais avant tout, il faut créer des liens durables avec l' Allemagne afin d' éviter qu'un tel scénario se reproduise. De la sorte, Charles de Gaulle se mêle dans le projet d' une communauté européenne et joue un rôle majeur dans plusieurs décisions prises entre 1945 et 1969. Parmi ces décisions se trouve le veto du 14 janvier 1963 contre l' adhésion du Royaume-Uni à la Communauté Economique Européenne. L' importance de ce veto pour le développement de la construction européenne, est un processus agrégatif déjà amplement étudié de nos jours. Pour cela, il s' agit dans ce mémoire de définir les motifs de ce veto, et plus exactement d'examiner comment ce "non" a été reçu aux Pays-Bas.Show less
After several years of intense American involvement, NATO was established as an effort to tackle the spread of communism in Europe. After it was signed and ratified, the United States of America...Show moreAfter several years of intense American involvement, NATO was established as an effort to tackle the spread of communism in Europe. After it was signed and ratified, the United States of America was instantly became the hegemony and it affects two European superpowers namely France and Britain. However, these two countries showed different reaction in response to the American hegemony in NATO. Due to the Special Relationship, the British under the leadership of Harold Wilson, was more inclusive towards the US involvement in the European politics. On the other hand, Charles de Gaulle showed different reaction towards the American hegemony where he clearly rejects the American involvement in the European soil. This paper will show how crucial the analysis of country’s leader as the political figure that able to decide the direction of a country. There are some parameters that are utilized to analyze the leader such as the political background, political party such as well as the national political system, and lastly the interest of the leader. The two events such as the French withdrawal from NATO and the British withdrawal from the Suez but rely on NATO is the perfect example to show the two contrast ambition of the two leaders. These two are also the perfect cases in order to provide a better understanding about how crucial an analysis of the leader as a person might affects a country’s political direction.Show less
