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Published in: openSecurityPolicing Bahrain: the long arm of the BritishJust after the Arab Spring was brutally crushed in Bahrain, Britain's John Yates, the former Assistant Metropolitan...
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Published in: openSecurityThe military grip on US policing
US domestic law enforcement finds one reason after another to adopt military tactics and tougher approaches to...
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Published in: openSecurityA hundred years of toxic humanitarianism
The history of tear gas traces a metamorphosis from chemical weapon of warfare to 'legitimate' crowd control...
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Published in: openSecurityA lethal 'non-lethal' weapon
With tear gas a prominent weapon used to repress the recent uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, the...
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Published in: openSecurityIs Bangladesh spiralling out of control?
The massacre of Hefazat protesters in Dhaka by Bangladeshi security forces, followed by the government’s initial...
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Published in: openSecurityTerror in the wake of Woolwich
The aftermath of the Woolwich murder casts a worrying light on how Muslims are perceived and terrorism is defined in the UK.
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Published in: openSecurityMission Afghanistan
India must take on a global leadership role, providing both economic and military aid together with regional/global...
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Published in: openSecurityPrivate security's new accountability regime?
The professionalisation of entrepreneurs in violence into a legitimate 'private security' industry provokes profound...
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Published in: HomePakistan’s existential crisisWith sectarian tensions, weak institutions and yet another political crisis possibly in the making, the situation in...
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Published in: Shine A LightWhen business and the state co-opt ‘independent’ civil society
How can charities and community organisations provide effective advocacy when they are agents of the state or...
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Published in: openSecurityDeath in school in the post 9/11 America
The Newtown school shooting has re-awakened debates not only on gun control and mental illness, but also on the role...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Cairo Gang, the Force Research Unit and ... Rupert MurdochThe story of the FRU must be one of the most sordid in British Intelligence. It reveals a deep gulf in Northern...
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Published in: HomeDrone wars: the new blowback
The United States and Israel see armed drones as a valuable tool of "remote control". But Iran, China and Russia -...
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Published in: openSecurityFemicide in Central America: is creating Female-Friendly Urban Zones really the solution?
Female-friendly spaces are on the rise as a means to combat gender-based violence. But do women need to be separated...
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Published in: openSecurityOut of nowhere? The Taliban and Malala
Amidst calls for justice through the barrel of a gun and hopes Pakistan's army will break ties with the TTP, does an...
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Published in: openSecurityMalala's Pakistan: recognising the internal threat
The shooting of Malala Yousufzai, and the public outcry in response to it, has been called a turning point for...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan’s disappearing Hindus
The political system works against minorities in Pakistan, dovetailing wealth, power, and sectarianism. While...
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Published in: openSecurityOn ne peut pas ignorer le lien entre le Rwanda et les rebelles du M23
Beaucoup des facteurs de conflit dans l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo se trouvent à l'intérieur de ses...
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Published in: openSecurityMaking sense of political-related violence in Kenya
Recent violence in Kenya is cause for great concern as we approach elections in March 2013. A history of political...
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Published in: openSecurityLackland Air Force sexual abuse: glimpse of the ‘real’ scandal of the US military
What can we learn about militarised ideas of gender from the Lackland Air Force scandal? Military inquiries focus on...
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