What was overlooked in the English-language reports is that Védrine was in fact calling for an essential continuity of substance

…what was, above all, overlooked in the English-language reports is that in recommending a change -- merely -- of "tone" in French foreign policy, Védrine was in fact calling for an essential continuity of substance.

John Rosenthal — aka the expert in going behind first impressions — sheds new light on Hubert Védrine's foreign policy report.

World Politics Review here presents translated extracts from Hubert Védrine's report to the French President. Readers will be able to judge for themselves the degree of "modesty" they exhibit..