1. NATO and Article 5 : 2001 and 1949-1950 -- 2. Impact of the Korean War : 1950-1958 -- 3. The Gaullist decade : 1958-1968 -- 4. Detente and its limitations : 1968-1980 -- 5. Ending the Cold War : 1980-1990 -- 6. Seeking new missions : 1990-2000 -- 7. Into the new millenium