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A CNN editorial by Nic Robertson asks some tough questions.
" A new normal shrouds Europe now.
"Questions we didn't ask last summer: What next? Where will I be? Who will l know? Is my life less safe?
The attacks in Belgium, France and Germany amplify anxieties over Brexit, Frexit, an unraveling of an order dictated by the European Union.
"The fabric of cohesion offering peace, prosperity and security patiently woven over decades suddenly feels like a paper bag in a summer storm. Ready to rip.
"As once D-Day landing ships disgorged allied liberators on Normandy's beaches rescuing Europe from Nazism's grim grasp, so today new nooses tighten -- radical Islam and rampant nationalism.
"The ghastly execution of a priest in a Normandy church cinched the rope uncomfortably tighter.
"The cord has been cutting deeper for a while now.
"Charlie Hebdo, the November 13 Paris attacks, Brussels airport and metro, Nice.
"The day before the murder of a French priest near Rouen, a rock concert in Germany was the target of a suicide bomber with allegiances to ISIS... Who remembers what came first: the bomb or the migrant? It barely matters, fears of both and the promise of more cloud even the clearest of minds.
"In offering homes to Syrian refugees, Angela Merkel was lauded for her moral certainty then lambasted for opening Germany's doors to trouble. In the past week that fear materialized in the shape of random attacks has arrived in spades. Not as deadly as in France but just as politically corrosive…
"Merkel and her French counterpart President Francois Hollande -- never mind Britain and Belgium -- have different views on Europe… A coordinated approach must take shape or risk dividing Europe…
"And therein lies the rub. Finding a way for these EU nations to comprehensively tackle a mutual threat. A threat that sees no international borders, no difference between Paris and Brussels, Copenhagen and Berlin.
"Nationalism and isolationism won't be the answer. That road leads to division and cycles of destruction. We've traveled that route before…
"As we tackle the symptoms we must grasp the cause. The problem transcends our borders and so must the solution.
"At a time of weakness, Europe faces its greatest threats in a generation. Only in unity shall we rise to the challenge. Uncouple our economies if we must but don't let this terror divide us."
קישורים:
Europe on the edge: The new normal
" A new normal shrouds Europe now.
"Questions we didn't ask last summer: What next? Where will I be? Who will l know? Is my life less safe?
The attacks in Belgium, France and Germany amplify anxieties over Brexit, Frexit, an unraveling of an order dictated by the European Union.
"The fabric of cohesion offering peace, prosperity and security patiently woven over decades suddenly feels like a paper bag in a summer storm. Ready to rip.
"As once D-Day landing ships disgorged allied liberators on Normandy's beaches rescuing Europe from Nazism's grim grasp, so today new nooses tighten -- radical Islam and rampant nationalism.
"The ghastly execution of a priest in a Normandy church cinched the rope uncomfortably tighter.
"The cord has been cutting deeper for a while now.
"Charlie Hebdo, the November 13 Paris attacks, Brussels airport and metro, Nice.
"The day before the murder of a French priest near Rouen, a rock concert in Germany was the target of a suicide bomber with allegiances to ISIS... Who remembers what came first: the bomb or the migrant? It barely matters, fears of both and the promise of more cloud even the clearest of minds.
"In offering homes to Syrian refugees, Angela Merkel was lauded for her moral certainty then lambasted for opening Germany's doors to trouble. In the past week that fear materialized in the shape of random attacks has arrived in spades. Not as deadly as in France but just as politically corrosive…
"Merkel and her French counterpart President Francois Hollande -- never mind Britain and Belgium -- have different views on Europe… A coordinated approach must take shape or risk dividing Europe…
"And therein lies the rub. Finding a way for these EU nations to comprehensively tackle a mutual threat. A threat that sees no international borders, no difference between Paris and Brussels, Copenhagen and Berlin.
"Nationalism and isolationism won't be the answer. That road leads to division and cycles of destruction. We've traveled that route before…
"As we tackle the symptoms we must grasp the cause. The problem transcends our borders and so must the solution.
"At a time of weakness, Europe faces its greatest threats in a generation. Only in unity shall we rise to the challenge. Uncouple our economies if we must but don't let this terror divide us."
קישורים:
Europe on the edge: The new normal
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