France and the War on Terrorism

France and the War on Terrorism

No === France has had a long history of struggle with various forms of terrorism and over the past decade has achieved particular success against Algerian Islamic terrorist groups - the GIA and GSPC - with close links to Al-Qaeda. This article reviews France's experience of terrorism since the...

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Main Author: Gregory, Shaun R.
Language:en
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Terrorism
Political violence
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3185
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spelling ndltd-BRADFORD-oai-bradscholars.brad.ac.uk-10454-31852019-08-31T03:02:09Z France and the War on Terrorism Gregory, Shaun R. Terrorism Political violence No France has had a long history of struggle with various forms of terrorism and over the past decade has achieved particular success against Algerian Islamic terrorist groups - the GIA and GSPC - with close links to Al-Qaeda. This article reviews France's experience of terrorism since the end of the Second World War and details the evolving state responses to these challenges and the sophisticated anti-terrorist apparatus that now serves the French state. It then considers the role of France in the post-11 September 'war on terrorism' and argues that France remains in the front-line of the struggle against Al-Qaeda and that the French experience has much to contribute to the international war against Islamic terrorism. 2009-07-28T13:53:23Z 2009-07-28T13:53:23Z 2003 Article not applicable paper Gregory, S.R. (2003). France and the War on Terrorism. Terrorism and Political Violence. Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 124-127. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3185 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546550312331292987
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Political violence
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Political violence
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France and the War on Terrorism
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