In March 2011, its airstrikes in Libya (alongside those of Great Britain) thwarted Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi’s troops as they prepared to retake the city of Benghazi. A month later, French forces in Côte d’Ivoire arrested President Laurent Gbagbo, who had refused to recognize his rival’s election victory, putting the country at risk of civil war.
巴黎—在不到两年的时间里，法国做出了三次果断的出兵干预决策。2011年3月，法国（联合英国）对利比亚的空袭挫败了卡扎菲上校准备收复班加西的图谋。一个月后，法军在科特迪瓦捉拿拒绝承认对手赢得大选的总统巴博，消灭了内战之忧。如今，法国又出兵干预马里。