CEP Senior Advisor Jean-Charles Brisard writes: "While details of the unimaginable horror of the Christchurch shootout had barely reached Europe, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was already taking steps to combat extremism in her country. Her reaction to the atrocity by the refusal to pronounce the name of the terrorist, the rapid modification of the New Zealand firearms legislation and the disapproval of the ideology behind this hatred have been the hallmark of a true leader. She made a strong, direct decision, ending the division. The praise rightly received from other world leaders will sound hollow if the action does not follow the words."