{"id":333,"date":"2015-11-14T14:54:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/introintlrelations\/?p=333"},"modified":"2015-11-14T14:54:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T19:54:24","slug":"latest-news-from-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/introintlrelations\/2015\/11\/14\/latest-news-from-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News from France"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you probably heard in the news<\/a>, France has been the target of multiple attacks last night. <\/span>It is the worst terrorist attack undergone by the country. We <\/span>have counted <\/span>more than 6 spontaneous attacks in Paris and its closest suburbs on <\/span>Friday<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> night. <\/span>As of today<\/span>, <\/span>7 different places have undergone shooting and suicide bombings. Most of these places were public and contained a huge amount of people like bars and a stadium in which a concert <\/span>was<\/span> organized.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning of these attacks, the press released that 100 people were killed in a stadium and 60 people were kidnapped. Over the hours, we learned that 153 were killed. 8 individuals were involved in this mass shooting. <\/span><\/p>\n

However today, the provisional estimate <\/span>is<\/span> 128 deaths and 237 wounded persons. Thanks to the security forces, seven shooter<\/span>s<\/span> have been arrested. One of them is still free and efforts are <\/span>being <\/span>made to arrest him. Consequently, the French President, Fran\u00e7ois Hollande, has taken a wide range of security measures and declared the Red Alpha Plan. This plan is set when <\/span>a <\/span>series of dramatic events happen<\/span>s<\/span> in the country. France<\/span> has since <\/span>then tighten its borders and is now placed under <\/span>a<\/span> state of Emergency. It means that liberties are restricted for a certain moment such as the liberty of association, <\/span>and there is now <\/span>control over the frontiers. <\/span>Even greater, <\/span>the country is now under an extraordinary police power. This situation is really seldom and exceptional. It cannot last more than 12 days according to the law. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"14565582\"<\/a>Some local reactions have described the horror<\/span> they have lived. They were <\/span>(<\/span>for most of them<\/span>)<\/span> enjoying life with friends and relatives when the shooting and bombing suicide happened. They all reveal the pool of blood and bloody dead bodies they have seen. Today, a day after the events, my friends and relatives are describing the heavy, scary and gloomy atmosphere in Paris. Life is still ongoing in the capital but slowly; the events are a <\/span>sign of times of darkness for the country itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

This morning, the French Press released that these attacks were claimed by ISIS. The main goal of ISIS was clearly to kill the biggest amount of people they could. These places were not randomly<\/span> chosen<\/span>. They are all gathering the sense of Paris being modern and propitious to young people being in community. To put it in a nutshell <\/span>the shooting occurred in <\/span>places where happiness <\/span>was<\/span> in the air. From a US perspective that I share, the vibrating heart of the city have been attacked yesterday. By attacking the most shiny city in the world, ISIS <\/span>sent<\/span> a clear message of hatred toward the rest of the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a black power that is instilling fear. They are all mastering the art of terror but being scared is what they want from us. It would be giving them so much importance<\/span> that they don\u2019t even deserve. France has to stand up and will.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an expatriate French, I am<\/span>\u00a0sho<\/span>c<\/span>ked <\/span>and completely aware of the challenges that we now have to face more vigorously. The situation is all the more tricky as a French aircraft carrier is ready to leave France to join the fight against ISIS. It could definitely lead to bloody reprisals towards France, aggravating the situation. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a transitional threat targeting the world in itself, I stand against the use of army forces in the fight against ISIS. Using violence is what they want; i.e. ultimately leading us to a war. Killing their people is not the solution because they will then kill our people. I have never known a war and I do not want that to happen for France.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, I am praising for a constructivist approach. The recent events have shown us that using military forces is not the solution and that the whole world can be attacked. It is now time for the international community to implement a Global security plan. If I would be one of the ruler<\/span>s<\/span> of this world, I would set first of all try to understand ISIS and study it. This understanding could help us predict their actions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then, I would rather use a constructivist approach given the fact that a War of Idea is now occurring. Having done that, we could implement efficient measures to deal with its <\/span>21st <\/span>century plague. <\/span>Since <\/span>ISIS is a conjunction of <\/span>extremist<\/span> religious and political ideas moving on like a dark cloud, we should treat it as it is. The core of the question here is to find out how we can destroy a devastating idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this way, a plausible solution could be the ability to demonstrate the cruelty of ISIS \u2018actions to deconstruct its ideological grounds. We have to change the opinion <\/span>in ISIS <\/span>internally <\/span> to make it implode. <\/span><\/p>\n

What do you think<\/span>? I would like to know what are you <\/span>feeling<\/span>s<\/span> about the France situation!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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