New Style Diplomacy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to introduce fresh thinking to the country’s foreign policy As Sarkozy took over the reins of France, increasing attention has been focused on the possible adjustments he will make regard- ing France’s relations with other major world powers. Adjustments seem to be inevitable—change is one constant in the world, especially in today’s France, where the election of a new president marked the end of an era.