TheNationalInterest

San Diego, California Monday, March 18, 2015 2 pages

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Terror in France

Francecontinuestohavebreachesin
theirmilitarysecurityfromunmanneddrones.
Theseunmanneddronesbigenoughtocarry
explosiveshaveflownoverasmanyasseven
nuclearpowerplantsbackinOctoberof
1
2014.
Thesedroneshavecontinuedsince
theninflyingwheretheyshouldnotbe.The
scariestpartistheFrenchofficialsarestillnot
surewhetheritssomeonejusthavingabitof
funwiththeirowndroneoriftheremightbe
somethingmoresinistertotheserecurring
drones.Eitherwaythisactivityshouldnotbe
takenlightlyanditisillegaltoflythedrones
overfederalormilitarystructures.

Somerangingfromonlyafewcentimeters
whichmeansyouwouldhavetobeveryclose
tooperateit.Andothersbeingaroundtwo
meterswhichisveryalarming.Ipersonally
wassurprisedtohearthattherewasno
attempttodownthedrones.Bernard
Cazeneuve,theinteriorminister,aplayed
downtherisks,saying:asystemtoneutralise
dronesisinplace,withoutexplaininghowit
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workedorwhyitwasntused.
Iwouldtake
nochanceswhenthereisabreachinsucha
highlyrestrictedarea.Afailuretoacton
somethingthatissovital.Amilitarysource
added:Theideathatthisisreconnaissancein
preparationforaterroristactisnottheonewe
considerthemostlikely.Ratherwethinkthis
1
isacommunicationoperation.
Ifeelitsa
mixtureofbothreconnaissanceand
communication.Whywouldthesedrones
keepcomingbackagainandagainifthey
weren'tmappingouttheareasortheyare
lookingforsomething.Thisneedstobe
takingmoreseriouslyiftheFrench
governmentwantstopreventahorrificevent
inthefuture.

boundtohelpeffortsby
XiJinping
,
ChinaspresidentandCommunistPartychief,
toreshapetheglobalbalanceofpower,
startingwiththeinstitutionsthatunderpinit.
Mr.Xispredecessorschosetojoin
someofthoseinstitutions,includingthe
WorldTradeOrganization,andworkfrom
withintoamendsomeoftheirrulesmoreto
Chinasliking.Butwiththenewbank,China
appearstobesteppinguppreviouslyhalting
effortstoalsobuildnew,Sinocentric
institutionsfromscratch.China'sControlof
1
thebank,however,willfaceconstraints.

Britainhasinsistedonaseniorpostonits
board,andGermanywilldothesame.China
hasworkedforyearstobreakwhatitregards
asanunfairgripbytheUnitedStateson
globalpoliticalandfinancialinstitutionsand
tosetuprivalstructuresmoreresponsiveto
Chinesedemandsforavoiceininternational
affairscommensuratewithitsstatusasthe
worldssecondbiggesteconomy.

Citations

France To Join China-Led

Bank in Rebuff to U.S.

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Thisneedstobestoppedimmediately.These
dronesposetoomuchofathreattothe
citizensofFrance.Therehavebeenattempts
tostopandtrackthesedronesbutthe
helicopterscannotmaneuverquickenoughto
followthemthroughoutthehighrisesof
France.ThedronespottingsbackinOctober
andDecembercouldpossiblyhavesome
connectiontotheCharlieHebdoAttacksthat
killed11peopleandinjured12otherson
January7,2015.Thelastthingwewantis
anotherterroristattackon
Frenchsoil.On
March8,2015adronewasspottedflyingin
andoutofaNavalcommunicationscenter
nearPariswhichcommunicateswithFrench
submarinesdeepatsea.Thecapabilitiesofthe
dronesarestillunknowntheycouldpossibly
beinterceptingcommunicationsbetweenthe
submarinesandnavalshipsfromthemass
amountsofantennas.Inonecase,onOctober
19,droneswereflownatthesametimeover
1
severalsiteshundredsofmilesapart.
Yet
someofthesedronesaredifferentissize.
Somerangingfromonlyafewcentimeters
whichmeansyouwouldhavetobeveryclose
tooperateit.

Europe'sbiggesteconomieshavedeclared
theirdesiretobecomefoundingmembersofa
newChineseledAsianinvestmentbankthat
theUnitedStatesviewsasrivaltoexisting
lenderssetupattheheightofAmerican
powerfollowingWorldWarIIcomingfrom
Brussels,thecapitalandlargestcityof
Belgiumandthedefactocapitalofthe
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EuropeanUnion.
Thiswasannouncedlasttuesdaythat
notonlyFrancebutalsoGermanyandItaly
willfollowinBritainsfootstepsandjointhe
Chineseledventurewhichshocked
Washingtonconsideringtheyaresomeof
America'sclosestallies.InWashington,Jen
Psaki,theStateDepartmentspokeswoman,
declinedtocriticizethecountriesthat
announcedtheywouldseektoparticipate,but
expressedreservations.Itwillbeimportant

1. Higgins,Andrew,andDavidE.
Sanger."3EuropeanPowersSay
TheyWillJoinChinaLedBank."
The
NewYorkTimes
.TheNewYork
Times,17Mar.2015.Web.18Mar.
2015.
2. "JLNFinancials:ChinaStocksBreak
15YearLinkWithHongKongas
RatesDivergeFrance,Germanyand
ItalySayThey'llJoinChinaLedBank
inRebufftoU.S.TheFuzzy,Insane
MathThat'sCreatingSoMany
BillionDollarTechCompaniesJohn
LothianNews(JLN)."
JohnLothian
News(JLN)
.N.p.,17Mar.2015.
Web.19Mar.2015.
3. Higgins,Andrew,andDavidE.
Sanger."3EuropeanPowersSay
TheyWillJoinChinaLedBank."
The
NewYorkTimes
.TheNewYork
Times,17Mar.2015.Web.18Mar.
2015.
4. "JLNFinancials:ChinaStocksBreak
15YearLinkWithHongKongas
RatesDivergeFrance,Germanyand
ItalySayThey'llJoinChinaLedBank
inRebufftoU.S.TheFuzzy,Insane
MathThat'sCreatingSoMany
BillionDollarTechCompaniesJohn
LothianNews(JLN)."
JohnLothian
News(JLN)
.N.p.,17Mar.2015.
Web.19Mar.2015.
5. "HangSengBanktoSellPartof
StakeinIndustrialBankofChina."
DealBookHangSengBanktoSell
PartofStakeinIndustrialBankof
ChinaComments
.N.p.,10Feb.
2015.Web.19Mar.2015.

forprospectivemembersoftheA.I.I.B.to
pushfortheadoptionofthosesamehigh
standardsthatotherinternationalinstitutions
abideby,includingstrongboardoversightand
safeguards,shesaid.TheEuropeandecision
is