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Friday, November 20, 2015

France's Perpetual Battle Against Terrorism


A woman kneels near candles at the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France, November 17, 2015.France's Perpetual Battle Against Terrorism
The Paris Attacks in Context
By Robin Simcox
Friday simultaneous terror attacks on Paris served as a stark reminder of the threat the self-proclaimed Islamic State (also known as ISIS) poses to the West. Ominous as that may be, however, France has been under sustained assault from Islamist terrorists for the last 12 months, even if the threat has gone largely unnoticed by the public.https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/france/2015-11-17/frances-perpetual-battle-against-terrorism?cid=nlc-twofa-20151119&sp_mid=50060498&sp_rid=bWljaGVsZXRrZWFybmV5QGdtYWlsLmNvbQS2&spMailingID=50060498&spUserID=NTA0ODY0NjAzNjcS1&spJobID=802663975&spReportId=ODAyNjYzOTc1S0
 

 
A postcard and flowers are left in tribute to victims of Paris attacks outside the French Embassy in London, Britain, November 14, 2015. France's Bloody Friday
The Aesthetics of Violence in Paris
By Camille Pecastaing
Terrorism in Paris has almost always been a psychological affair; a tragic, obnoxious form of urban performance art on the theme of revenge and destruction. Revenge against what? Against disillusion and disappointment, against anger and boredom, against a diffuse fear of life itself.https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/france/2015-11-14/frances-bloody-friday?cid=nlc-twofa-20151119&sp_mid=50060498&sp_rid=bWljaGVsZXRrZWFybmV5QGdtYWlsLmNvbQS2&spMailingID=50060498&spUserID=NTA0ODY0NjAzNjcS1&spJobID=802663975&spReportId=ODAyNjYzOTc1S0
 

 
Blue, white, and red candles at the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, November 16, 2015. Laïcité Without Égalité
Can France Be Multicultural?
By Jonathan Laurence

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