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Plans for UK-France defense alliance driven by new strategic realities

The EU's largest military powers are mulling over a joint defense alliance, which could change the face of European security. External factors may yet turn friendly rivals Britain and France into codependent allies. 

Traditionally and historically, in most spheres, Britain and France have been fierce rivals for centuries.

Necessity, however, is the mother of invention and as the world changes and the state of global security continues to remain in flux, these unlikely partners are considering facing the contemporary demands of asymmetrical warfare and the shadowy threat of terrorism together. Click here for more.