The sudden assertion of human criteria within a dehumanising framework of political manipulation can be like a flash of lightning illuminating a dark landscape
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Chris AbbottChris Abbott is the deputy director of the
Oxford Research Group (ORG) and director of its Moving Towards Sustainable Security programme. He is the lead author of Global Responses to Global Threats (ORG, 2006, Beyond Terror: The Truth About the Real Threats to Our World (Random House/Rider, 2007), and An Uncertain Future: Law Enforcement, National Security and Climate Change (ORG, 2008). His website is here Recent articlesBeyond terrorism: towards sustainable security The nature and scale of the security threats facing the world make a radical shift of thinking about global security essential, says Chris Abbott. The 'Blair doctrine' and after: five years of humanitarian interventionBritain’s prime minister has justified wars over Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq by reference to humane motives rather than military interests. Five years since Tony Blair proposed the new doctrine of humanitarian intervention, how do his words and deeds compare? |
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