trial balloon

One possibility is that we are participating, at our own behest, in the deliberate sending up of a trial balloon to gauge the reactions of the new EU Member States, by putting the strength of the transatlantic alliance to the test.
L’une des possibilités est que nous participions, sous nos propres ordres, à l’expédition délibérée d’une sonde destinée à évaluer les réactions des nouveaux États membres européens en mettant à l’épreuve la solidité de l’alliance transatlantique.
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