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In the immediate aftermath of Snowden s revelations, the French satirical newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné ran a headline that said For once, Obama is interested in what we are saying. Europeans should be pleased and relieved that they are no longer America s first line of defense.

MADRID Despite the impression given by massive unity rallies throughout France, the recent attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo does not mean that freedom of expression is under any serious threat in Western Europe. Nor does it indicate that Islamic radicalism is somehow about to engulf or transform Western societies.

DAVOS In the wake of the terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, declarations of Je suis Charlie have echoed worldwide. And, indeed, Charlie Hebdo should be free to publish what it likes, without fear of violence, as long as it does not directly incite violence itself.

In the immediate aftermath of the massacre at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the comparison with Al Qaeda s 2001 attack on the United States has taken hold across France. Indeed, the January 7 attack was the most murderous France has known since the end of the Algerian War in 1962.

Following the massacre at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris last month, world leaders dashed to the scene, locked arms, and marched in support of freedom of expression as a bedrock principle of civilized societies. The natural next step for many of them should have been to return home and immediately implement that principle.

In the wake of the attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris and the thwarting of another attack in Belgium, Europe needs to take a good look at itself. It must recognize that second and third generation immigrants are susceptible to the blandishments of terrorist organizations because European citizenship has not translated into social and economic inclusion.