During Operation Barkhane (France's counter-terrorism operation spanning a decade) insecurity grew exponentially, indicating that French military involvement was a failure by the metric of reducing jihadist violence.

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Speaker

Tom Gardner

Evidence Quote

“it's certainly the case that over the past decade or so since the start of what what is known as operation ban the French Le counterterrorism operation insecurity has grown exponentially so on that score clearly French involvement militarily has been a failure”

Source

Ode to dread: Europe after Trump— The Economist
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:02:23 AM

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