84: Liberte & Securite

There’ve been a series of terrorist attacks in Europe,  and now France, one of the countries hardest hit, is adjusting to the elevated threat. Since the shootings at the offices of Charlie Hebdo last year and the attacks that killed 130 people this year,  French people have been trying to cope with the fact that not only is their country a target for terrorism, but a few of the terrorists who engineered and even participated in the attacks were born and raised in neighboring Belgium and France. And now the French are asking a question Americans have been struggling with:How does a country balance civil-liberties with safety and security? Producer Emma Jacobs reports from Paris on how the French are answering the question...and the answer lies at the intersection of  French values, French fears and French laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices