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[...] oil and critical metals such as rare earths. Trump is even willing to use military force if necessary. On the other hand, the EU and France firmly oppose Donald Trump's ambitions on this strategic territory of the Arctic, which is the subject of intense diplomatic tensions between the EU, which supports Greenland's sovereignty and the United States, which wishes to take control of this island. These expansionist and aggressive views of Trump also concern Canada, which the American president wants to make a 51st state.51st American state. [...]
[...] In addition, cooperation between the United States and France also takes place in the field of education and higher education, as France is the fourth destination of choice for American students abroad and welcomes 17,000 American students. In addition, tourist exchanges between the two countries are important since France is the fifth tourist destination for Americans In terms of innovation, the two countries cooperate in the future industry, such as autonomous vehicles, 3D printing and connected objects. In 2021, French companies invested $5.1 billion in R&D in the United States, of which 80% in the manufacturing sector. Under these conditions, France is the leading foreign investor in American R&D in the transportation equipment sector. [...]
[...] The next official visit of the President of the Republic to Washington is therefore an opportunity to advance on its key files. Bibliography CEPII (2025), "What strategy for the European Union in the face of American protectionism?", CEPII Policy Brief, n° 51, May 2025. Direction of Economic Diplomacy (2024), "Country File - US Economic Indicators". Directorate General of the Treasury (2024), "France and The United States Economic Report: a relationship driving job creation, growth and innovation from sea to shining sea". [...]
[...] In fact, the United States is an important commercial partner of France, as revealed by the Economic Diplomacy Directorate (2024) which provides the following data on the bilateral economic relations between the United States and France. In 2023, the United States ranked fifth, both in exports and imports, while according to the IMF (2022) data, France was only 15thème exporter of the United States and the 11thème importer. In addition, in 2023, according to French Customs data, French exports to the United States reached 45.168 billion ? and French imports 51.922 billion resulting in a trade deficit of 6.754 billion ? for France compared to the United States. [...]
[...] In fact, France and the other EU countries1 and the United Kingdom, members of the coalition of volunteers in Ukraine, want an American involvement in the establishment and control of a potential ceasefire. Now, in the spring of 2025, Trump's United States voted twice at the United Nations against a UN resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine, reflecting a break with their traditional position, since Trump's return to power. 2.7 American ambitions to annex Greenland Donald Trump is determined to annex the strategic territory of Greenland, which has a key position that allows it to monitor and control the Arctic routes, the maritime routes as the ice melts (Le Monde February 2025). [...]
