President Chirac's announcement that France would reintegrate militarily into NATO, coupled with the upcoming Madrid summit on possible expansion of the alliance, has made NATO a high-profile issue in France and in the French media. This USIA-commissioned survey finds that the French public remains supportive of NATO but fewer now than last year believe that enlargement of the alliance will benefit ... read moreEuropean security.
United States Information Agency. Office of Research and Media Reaction. French Public Less Eager than in '96 to Welcome New Members to NATO. By Anna E. Sweeney. Washington, D.C.: April 1, 1997. (Opinion Analysis M-50-97).