Colm Gillis's Blog - Posts Tagged "state-of-emergency"

On Friday, the French President declared a state of emergency which, at time of writing, is still in place. Six times this declaration has been made since WWII but it’s only the second time (in the same period) such a state has been imposed within the French mainland. Nevertheless, France is accustomed to states of exception. [continue reading ...]

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