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The current Defense activities crisis is probably less significant in France than in other countries — notably in post-Soviet Russia, united Germany, the US or the UK. Nevertheless, the combination of the economic crisis, the military material price drift and the new geopolitical world situation, have led to a slow but constant decline in French military activities.
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De Penanros, R. (1997). Crisis and Conversion in the French Arms Industry National and Regional Aspects. In: Dundervill, R.F., Gerity, P.F., Hyder, A.K., Luessen, L.H. (eds) Defense Conversion Strategies. NATO ASI Series, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1213-2_27
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