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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMarine Le Pen in Lebanon: mission accomplished?Where to start in discussing Marine Le Pen’s visit to Lebanon? The French “Trump without the crazy” got her first...
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Published in: HomeThe English Defence League and the new far-rightA street demo against "Islamisation" shows the potential for the English far-right to regain lost momentum.
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Published in: openSecurityScapegoats for an insecure EuropeThe crisis facing Europe could be perceived as a product of conflicting class interests in what Keynes called the...
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Published in: openSecurityNew security laws could make Turkey into a police stateThe latest crackdown on journalists in Turkey is another twist in the spiral into authoritarianism of a state bereft...
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Published in: openSecurityNot polished enough! Have Swedes had enough of the far right?In an increasingly unequal Sweden, the far right has been able to capitalise on growing insecurity for its...
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Published in: openSecurityRacism: troubling truths
Fighting racism in Europe is not easy when Europe has two hands tied behind its back—debilitated by neo-liberal...
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Published in: HomeOur fallible prophet
Rational reflection and reasoning should not be a threat to religion. Drawing on religious texts, the author argues...
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Published in: HomeTurkey as a test case in the multipolar post-Cold War order
Turkey has frequently been cited as a model for other countries in the Middle East currently undergoing an "Arab...
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Published in: HomeNorway's trial, and a democratic lesson
The legal procedure in the case of Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the Norwegian massacre of July 2011,...
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Published in: HomeNorway's atrocity: a story of non-impact
The immediate reactions to the terrorist attack in Oslo in July 2011 were both politicised and inaccurate. The...
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Published in: HomeBritish Muslims and local democracy: after Bradford
A by-election earthquake in the post-industrial northern English city of Bradford saw a high-profile politician with...
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Published in: openSecurityIran in the straits?
How are recent events in Iran to be interpreted? History has a lot to teach us, argues David Madden
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Published in: HomeEurope beyond Utøya: addressing a crisis
The slaughter of citizens in Norway in July 2011 was more than the act of an individual: it emerged from a political...
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Published in: HomeThe net of hatred: after Utøya
The public debate in Norway following the massacre of 22 July 2011 is taking shape. A key focus is the obsessional...
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Published in: HomeWhy let facts ruin the story? Norwegian comments on US coverage of the Norway terror
Instead of getting the facts, the US media seemed most concerned making reality fit their pre-fabricated narrative.
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Published in: HomeNorway's atrocity: the mental tunnel
The deadly attacks in Norway are fuelling debate about multiculturalism, immigration, security and radicalisation....
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Published in: HomeNorway’s tragedy: contexts and consequences
The atrocities inflicted on Norwegian society by a far-right activist leave the country shocked and in mourning....
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Published in: HomeThe London bombs, five years on: a digest
The coordinated bomb-attacks on London’s transport network on 7 July 2005 (“7/7”) left dozens dead and hundreds...
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Published in: HomeGeert Wilders and Dutch democracy
A court in the Netherlands has found the influential politician Geert Wilders innocent of charges of fomenting...
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Published in: HomeModerate secularism: a European conception
The question of religion’s place in modern secular societies is intellectually contested and politically divisive....
