The Gaullist dream of creating an independent power center never succeeded, but the role of “awkward partner” has given a distinctive flavor to French diplomacy, and it may be equally viable for a shrunken, proud, but no longer hegemonic Russia. Being an “awkward partner” may offer Russia its best hope of reconciling its yearning for independence with the realities of the modern world.
戴高乐建立独立的权力中心的梦想从来没有实现，但是“尴尬的夥伴”的作用给了法国外交以独特的味道，而且，这对于受到挫败、趾高气扬但是不再霸权的俄国可能同样适用。作为一个“尴尬的夥伴”给予俄国在渴望独立与现代世界现实之间调和的最佳希望。