In the aftermath of 11 September 2001, Americans discovered to their horror how negatively they were perceived in the Islamic world, and not just by the terrorists. While the United
After the London bomb attacks of 7 and 21 July, many people have wondered how democracies can withstand the challenge from radical extremists, willing to blow themselves up on public
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openDemocracy.net is an independent medium which covers the key questions of our time with contributions from both renowned authors and marginalised voices. It uses the web to build and
The Club de Madrid is an independent organisation whose purpose it is to contribute to the strengthening of democracy around the world. Its members are democratically elected former heads of
The Club de Madrid’s International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security was the largest gathering of terrorism and security experts that has ever taken place. Held on the first
The victory of Hamas in the recent parliamentary elections in the Palestinian territories has split the international community. The European Union and the United States regard Hamas as a terrorist
An undeserved benefactor of 9/11 and all that has followed has been the "terrorism industry" – the group of experts from universities, government and policy institutes who
Our aim is to encourage global dialogue about how the threat from terrorism can be confronted through democratic means. Our origin is the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security
I spent most of last week in Kosovo, where my Centre is going to help run a project on behalf of the UN. Needless to say, going to a place
‘Take a deep breath’ is what my mother said whenever she worried I’d do ‘something stupid’. And she was right. When horrible things happen, first reactions are
This week, I had the privilege of addressing an audience of Spanish business school students. The event took place in Madrid on Thursday, just one day after the Basque terrorist
