France and Eastern Christians: beneath a controversial mobilisation
Author: Camille Lons
Publisher/Publication: Civil Society Knowledge Center
DOI/ISBN: 10.28943/CSKC.002.40002
This paper explores the relationship between France and Eastern Christians while analysing how the rise of the Islamic State in 2014 has prompted French mobilisation in favor of Christian communities within the areas, seen as the roots of French culture. The writer contends that despite French actors have come to the rescue of Eastern Christians, the policies favoring Eastern Christians do not come without their own political agenda and ideological foundations. This challenges the neutrality of French humanitarianism.
