par Charbonneau, Bruno;Debos, Marielle;Olsson, Christian 
;Wasinski, Christophe
Référence The French War on Terror: A Relational Approach to (Counter-)Terrorism, Taylor and Francis, page (71-100)
Publication Publié, 2024-01
;Wasinski, Christophe Référence The French War on Terror: A Relational Approach to (Counter-)Terrorism, Taylor and Francis, page (71-100)
Publication Publié, 2024-01
Partie d'ouvrage collectif
| Résumé : | While initially critical of the US "Global War on Terror," France has, over the past two decades, become engaged in several military operations in which counter-terrorism was a key strategic rationale. Despite claims to the contrary, successive French governments have gradually integrated and appropriated the counter-terrorist justification for war. This chapter examines French military interventions carried out in the name of the fight against terrorism, and focuses on the interventions in Afghanistan, Mali, Chad, and Syria/Iraq, and their implications. The chapter highlights how the counter-terrorist rationale steadily made its way into these French military operations. It reflects on the prevailing assumptions underlying these military operations and argues that the war on terrorism cannot be 'won' in the conventional sense of the word. These military engagements have both perpetuated armed conflict, and undermined social conflict resolution mechanisms, becoming part of the very problem they purport to solve. Ultimately, the chapter offers an analysis of the conditions under which armed violence is co-produced by international and local actors. |
