The course critically analyses France's external relations and foreign policy, their determinants, actors, processes, and means in the present time and the recent past. Emphasis will be given to the relevance of foreign policy scholarship to understanding real-world, contemporary world affairs, by looking at the specific case of France, a middle-power country with global geostrategic ambitions. Students will apply their French language skills to examine culture, gain cultural awareness, and explore politics and international relations in an integrated way.