The current state of (the State of) France!

As I am preparing to make some finalizing approaches to my Case Study Project for my Comparative Politics course I found an intriguing article to I wanted to share with the class. This article is titled: "Pace of Attacks in Libya Is Dividing NATO". The article is a good read, and it was very enjoyable. I will include the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/world/africa/13nato.html?ref=france

France's current news in the media

French and Italian leaders seek tighter controls on migration, according to this article that was posted on the New York Times/International Herald Tribune website. This article was published April 26, 2011, which was last week Tuesday to be precise. This article was written by both, Rachel Donadio and Alan Cowell. The article specify that the state of Rome is experiencing a large wave of undocumented migration from North Africa. So both the Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi and President of France Nicolas Sarkozy have gotten together on Tuesday of last week at a meeting at Villa Madama in Rome to discuss Rome's migration situation. Here is the link (URL) for your viewing:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/world/europe/27rome.html?_r=1&ref=france

State of France (Françafrique)?

As I surfed the internet in search of some pertinent information about the state of the State of France I was lucky enough to get a hold of this article from the "New York Times" website. This is the link to the article:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/world/africa/18francafrique.html?ref=france

The article has made reference to France supposedly becoming what France was like during the colonial era. President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered French military troops to Ivory Coast and Libya during their current time of need.  

J. Searcy (France) blog

While I have had the opportunity to do some research on my selected state of France. I have become aware of just how long the history of France truly is. France is a founding member of the United Nations, one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. France is also a founding and leading member state of the European Union and the largest one by area.

And the aforementioned statistics and/or information has made myself that much more delighted to have had the opportunity to better familiarize myself with a super state in France.