Chapter 3

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/01/world/europe/ukraine-protests/index.html?c=europe

Chapter 3 describes how France had a very unstable ruling for most of its early history.  In order to unite the country France needed a stable government which it failed to have. King Louis XIV was an absolute monarch and the centralized French monarch accomplished great things for France but unlike the English who developed political participation  the French was bound for instability. Now take the constitution, it was always being changed once again showing an unstable and inconsistent form of rule. Fast forward to today is much better off with the Fifth Republic's constitution which parallels the US. "in 2000 terms were shortened to five years, and in 2008 presidents were limited to two consecutive terms" (83). Modeling the country like the US, which is relatively stable, creates their own stability and in a way allows the country to count on other similar governed countries if need be.
The article about the Ukraine talks about the support of the US and European Union have with the Ukraine making alliances with other countries other than Russia. This relates to the chapter on France because we can compare how model governments work in order to keep stability.