ABSTRACT
Joseph Rovan, born in 1918, is a journalist and academic. Meanwhile back in Paris, the German's impatience regarding the East is causing much astonishment. The government adopted a policy that sought to slow down the process, and hence Francois Mitterrand's ill-fortuned trip to the German Democratic Republic (GDR). During the winter of 1988-89 Helmut Kohl insisted on a renunciation of short-range missiles which, in the event of a conflict, would first fall on Germany. In the GDR, public opinion has it that France is letting go of her favorite ally. France would like to see German unity accelerate European unification. Francois Mitterrand has made a collection of political mistakes and judgment errors that have made the German Chancellor more willing and alone than ever. Hence, though probably the most serious since the end of the war, the current crisis is not insurmountable.
