The French White Paper on defence and national security
THE FRAMEWORK OF NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
The goal of the national security strategy is to deal with the risks or threats which may affect the life of the Nation.
Its first aim is to defend our population and territory. The second is to contribute to European and international security. The third is to defend the values of the republican compact which binds together the French and their State : the principles of democracy, including individual and collective freedoms, respect of human dignity, solidarity, and justice.
These aims are achieved by :
- Defence policy, in totto. Defence policy has to ensure the security of the nation vis-à
-vis the risk of an armed aggression, the fulfillment of our international defence commitments, the contribution of France to international peace and security, the participation in the protection of the population on French soil and abroad in support of the domestic security and civil security organisations.
- Domestic security policy, in matters other than the day-to-day security of individuals and their property, and civil security policy. As part of national security, these policies must ensure on a permanent basis the protection of the population, the functioning of our public institutions and the maintenance of a degree of normality in the country’s life in times of crisis, and defend the security interests of the nation against non-military threats.
- Other public policies, and first of all diplomacy and economic policy, insofar as they contribute directly to national security.
A difference of nature exists between security threats resulting from hostile intent and unintentional events, such as natural catastrophes. But the need for anticipation, advance planning, preparation and timely action is the same in both types of instances.
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