Confronting ‘extremisms’: the cautious way forward from the Norwegian tragedy

Vidhya Ramalingam 6 August 2011
It is too easy to brand terrorists with labels. We need to consider, in depth, the reasons behind people’s actions - remembering that psychology can play as much of a role as ideology

The far right are the masters of network politics, not the 'internationalist' left

Deborah Grayson and Ben Little 4 August 2011
While the left presume they are the internationalists, it is the far right who have mastered network politics, by scaling seamlessly from the local to the national to the civilisational

The roots of Breivik's ideology: where does the romantic male warrior ideal come from today?

Mattias Gardell 1 August 2011
Breivik should be understood as an ideologue driven by reasons and not just as a psychological case. A careful reading of his 2083 manifesto reveals four distinct influences we need to understand: contemporary Islamophobic ideologies, cultural conservative/neo-Confederate traditions, elements of modern White Power thinking, and anti-feminist thought

Norway's promise: a measured counter-terrorism strategy

Jaffar Al-Rikabi 30 July 2011
Norway's response so far holds the hope of a measured counter-terrorism strategy. But the media and policy makers elsewhere also need to maintain a measured approach to terrorist attacks, argues Jaffar Al-Rikabi.

Norway’s catastrophe: democracy beyond fear

Cas Mudde 27 July 2011
The political response to atrocity often misjudges its character in ways that lead to further violations. This makes it all the more important that reaction to the bombing and massacre in Norway is based on careful assessment, says Cas Mudde.

Norway: words as weapons

Petter Nome 26 July 2011
The massacre in Norway cannot be ascribed only to the killer’s mental derangement. It also reflects the everyday nourishment of fear and hatred in the political arena, says Petter Nome.

Norway’s tragedy: contexts and consequences

Thomas Hylland Eriksen 25 July 2011
The atrocities inflicted on Norwegian society by a far-right activist leave the country shocked and in mourning. They will have lasting effects even if their exact character is hard to foresee, says Thomas Hylland Eriksen.

Letter from a Norwegian in Vienna

Ine Gundersveen 25 July 2011
"We are a people in mourning." So we are. Wherever we are.

Playing politics with Schengen

Polly Pallister-Wilkins 16 July 2011
The European Commission has been at the forefront of criticism of France and Denmark for re-introducing border controls. This was not because they in fact threatened Schengen but because such decisions undermine the Commission’s power as the executive of Europe, argues Polly Pallister-Wilkins

Reality Management: Hack-gate, Hari, Milibot and the Cyber War

K-punk 8 July 2011

The closure of the Murdoch-owned British tabloid News of the World amidst an escalating phone hacking scandal is just one aspect of a bigger crisis that is undermining the reality management system upon which the media, politicians and the financial sector rely

Ratko Mladic and justice: another route

Katharine Engelhart and Ozren Jungic 6 June 2011

The effect of the international tribunal where those accused of crimes during the Balkan wars face trial is to reinforce divisions in the region. It’s time to consider other justice mechanisms that could address this problem, say Katharine Engelhart & Ozren Jungic.

The fiery birth of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy: England's Summer of Discontent, ten years on

Robert Lambert and Jonathan Githens-Mazer 3 June 2011

As the UK government reviews its counter-terrorism, counter-radicalisation strategy, Jonathan Githens-Mazer and Robert Lambert argue that a panicked reading of the events of summer 2001 - the attacks on the twin towers and communal riots in the north of England - have set the tone of a divisive and counterproductive debate on the connection between radicalism and terrorism. On the tenth anniversary of the Oldham, Burnley and Bradford riots, it is time for a fundamental rethinking of counter-terrorism and community cohesion strategy.

Political policing in Britain ahead of the Big Day

Guy Aitchison 28 April 2011

If anyone was in any doubt that we have a highly politicized, out-of-control police force in the UK with scant regard for basic rights, the build up to the royal wedding provided a much-needed corrective.

Reporting a riot in Britain: how the police spun the battle of Stokes Croft

Ryan Gallagher 23 April 2011

Media coverage of unrest in the south west of England on Friday was littered with inaccuracies. The lackluster reporting illustrates why more and more young people are choosing to reject the mainstream media altogether, as they turn to social networks for information perceived as more reliable

Chernobyl: the first month

Barys Piatrovich 22 April 2011

Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, Barys Piatrovich recalls the tension of unknowing that gripped him and those around him during the days that followed. Today, barely any of the Chernobyl evacuees are still alive. Spread throughout the country, they died alone and unnoticed, statistically insignificant.

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