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How terrorists exploit Europe's divided intelligence efforts

How terrorists exploit Europe's divided intelligence efforts

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News Wrap: Four EU countries to turn away economic migrants

News Wrap: Four EU countries to turn away economic migrants

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For young newcomers, a stepping stone to life in America

For young newcomers, a stepping stone to life in America

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France laments how Paris suspect slipped in undetected

France laments how Paris suspect slipped in undetected

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What’s made IS one of the richest terrorist armies ever?

What’s made IS one of the richest terrorist armies ever?

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Does the U.S. need tighter security checks on refugees?

Does the U.S. need tighter security checks on refugees?

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Shields and Brooks on how Paris changed the political debate

Shields and Brooks on how Paris changed the political debate

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70 years after Nazi liberation, poets write about freedom

70 years after Nazi liberation, poets write about freedom

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Debate over refugee crisis sharpens on the campaign trail

Debate over refugee crisis sharpens on the campaign trail

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Attacks move France to grant law enforcement more power

Attacks move France to grant law enforcement more power

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Why more and more women are drawn to the Islamic State

Why more and more women are drawn to the Islamic State

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Who was behind the Bamako hotel attack?

Who was behind the Bamako hotel attack?

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Why is France a target? Look to its alienated Muslim youth

Friday’s tragedy was just one of a number of terrorist attacks suffered by Paris across the past decade. Former New York Times Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino offers her take on why France has been a target.