France had already been on high alert for attacks

France had already been on high alert for attacks

France knew months before Paris attack that ISIS was plotting atrocity Thenationalnews – Former French president Francois Hollande has testified in the trial over the November 2015 Paris terrorist attack, denying France had been a target because of military...
What to do france about Salah Abdeslam?

What to do france about Salah Abdeslam?

A difficult week for the families as Paris terror trial goes over the forensic details rfi.fr – The second week of the Paris trial of those accused of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist killing of 130 people brought us from the legal technicalities of...
France Adopts Laws to Combat Terrorism

France Adopts Laws to Combat Terrorism

France Adopts Laws to Combat Terrorism, but Critics Call Them Overreaching Nytimes  – After several attacks, the government said it needed more tools to hunt down terrorists and prevent extremist ideas from spreading. Critics call the laws heavy handed. PARIS —...
EU crises ـ EU expansion in jeopardy?

EU crises ـ EU expansion in jeopardy?

EU crises: A state of disunion? DW – Europe faces a number of unresolved political crises that have opened battlefronts both externally and internally. Conflict Zone spoke with MEP Urmas Paet about how the EU is addressing issues within and on its borders.It has...
How “Operation  Barkhane” in  the Sahel unraveled ?

How “Operation  Barkhane” in  the Sahel unraveled ?

How France’s operation in the Sahel unraveled Thenationalnews – On June 10, as French President Emmanuel Macron was heading to Cornwall for the G7 Summit, he announced an end to the Operation Barkhane, France’s military intervention against insurgent...