France's a Great Power, but It's Sometimes Just Not Enough

While france's military is dwarfed by that of the united states or china, it does remain one of the world's strongest. France has five to seven thousand soldiers in the pacific at any given time,. 20 to forty military aircraft and seven naval ship. The only european nation with genuine military strength in the reason in the region. Also has a seat on the u.N. Security council, giving it a measure of hard power around the world.