An unjustified surprise. In the business of the tightening of Franco-German links, it wasn't the recent information that was the most surprising- indeed, there was nothing really new- it was the reactions of surprise or concern. The new ambitions for rapprochement between France and Germany have been apparent for some time. Without going as far back as the common positions presented to the Convention, the signs were many, and, at the risk of being repetitive, this section has always...