What is at stake is more than the survival of a population: it is the preservation of a living heritage that links Europe to its earliest Christian roots.
The United States government seeks to intensify bilateral security cooperation with European allies in a bid to counter extremist groups more effectively worldwide.
Meanwhile, the Christian population has fallen from roughly 20% in 1915 to less than 0.3% today as a result of violence and state policies aimed at creating a homogenous Sunni Turkish-Muslim nation.
Abuja’s national security crisis is drawing growing international attention, as global leaders—including the Pope—and UN officials call for urgent action to stop mass kidnappings and attacks on civilians.
