Michel Gurfinkiel

MICHEL GURFINKIEL, Founder and President of the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute (Paris), Shillman/Ginsburg Fellow at the Middle East Forum:

• Various reasons that the Islamic State has singled out France for attacks
• One of the Paris attackers having possibly entered Europe posing as a Syrian refugee?
• Demographic issue in the Paris suburb of St. Denis a microcosm of the larger ethic issue in Europe

PART TWO:

• Implications of foreign-born generations in Europe
• French “No-Go Zones” bearing an increasing security threat

PART THREE:

• Growing population of Sharia adherent Muslims in France
• Societal implications of Jewish migration away from Europe
• Reality check for French national security following last week's attacks

PART FOUR:

• How the EU has affected the democracy of the member states
• Possible risks to freedom of expression in Europe
• Dangers of doing business with today's Russia