the Islamic State “considerably weakened” but “far from having been eliminated” according to Kader Abderrahim, lecturer at Sciences Po Paris

While Russia faced a terrorist attack on Friday March 22, claimed by the Islamic State, the French government chose to upgrade the Vigipirate plan to the “emergency attack” level. “We are not safe, we know that, at least since the emergence of these terrorist groups. Today, they remind us of our bad memories because there is a form of global confusion in terms of geopolitics“, specifies Kader Abderrahim, lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, specialist in the Arab world.

Kader Abderrahim also points to the presence of this group in Africa, which confirms that the Islamic State is “far from having been eliminated“, even if it is “considerably weakened“.

“What will make the difference will be opportunity”

Regarding potential attacks on European soil, Kader Abderrahim believes that “no one is immune“. If he thinks that the will to act in Europe is “without a doubt“present, the specialist thinks what”what will make the difference will be opportunity.”