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Published in: HomeSafety from below: is non-state security the way forward?Many communities in countries torn apart by violence look beyond the state for their protection, to neighbourhood...
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Published in: HomeShots across the ocean: joining the dots of modern violence
Two bouts of gunfire on either side of the Atlantic gave the inspiration to this week’s series of articles. But if...
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Published in: HomeTalking with Khalil: the subtle violence of constant occupation
On a journey to the West Bank, the author encounters one small instance of the broader machinery that Israel uses to...
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Published in: HomeStay alive: turning around a failing war
A deep strategic rethink is needed to reverse the dismal failure of the war on drugs and gangs, particularly in the...
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Published in: HomeGrey zones and first families: the reality of everyday violence in Central AsiaCentral Asia has gained a reputation for sporadic outbreaks of ethnic unrest and Islamist insurgency. But the...
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Published in: HomeFortress elite: criminal revolt and civil resistance in GuatemalaGuatemala’s elite, which has tried since 1996 to engage in politics to ensure that democracy produces conservatism...
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Published in: HomeInside Mexico’s maze of mirrorsMexico’s government has led a five-year war against organized crime that has turned parts of the country into sites...
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Published in: HomeBolts from the blue: method and madness in the West
The Norwegian massacre and the gun attack on a US congresswoman were both dismissed as the work of deranged loners....
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Published in: HomeGangs and wolves: violence and vulnerability in a global economy
Forces of globalization provide the link between the areas of extreme criminal violence in poorer countries and the...
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Published in: HomeBeyond good versus evil: fighting Somalia’s perpetual warThe country has suffered de facto secessions, appalling destruction and humanitarian disasters – but still both the...
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Published in: HomeChronic violence: the new normal in Latin America
Across Latin America, violence is becoming a perverse ‘normality’, undermining social relations and endangering the...
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Published in: HomeDante in Karachi: circles of crime in a mega cityKarachi’s astonishing violence is generally ascribed to political and ethnic rivalry. While this may be true to an...
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Published in: HomeBound to violence: young lives in Freetown
Civil war ended a decade ago, but the huge population of young people in the West African state of Sierra Leone must...
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Published in: HomeKilling time in Medellin
After a few years of relative peace under the rule of a mafia boss, the Colombian city of Medellín, birthplace of...
