Vojenské rozhledy (Nov 2021)

The Revolt of French Soldiers Against the Failing Immigration Policy

  • Jan Eichler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3849/2336-2995.30.2021.04.003-022
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 4
pp. 3 – 22

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The article is about the revolt of French soldiers against the failing immigration policy of their country. It explains its rational causes at the historical, geopolitical as well as security levels. It analyses its three main acts since 2013 until today and presents their key actors: the high level generals and politicians. These acts are presented as historical accidents. The article shows that French soldiers refuse to be silent face to face big stakes, especially on the field of defence of the Republic against the growing violence of young immigrants. The text continues with the analysis of two manifests of French soldiers from spring 2021 that evoke the threat of the civil war in France and the role of the Armed forces in such a scenario.

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