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Published in: HomeWhy we should not worry about IranIran obtaining a nuclear bomb is widely regarded as one of the biggest possible threats to international security....
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Published in: openSecurityThe long war gets longer: the campaign of violent dissident republicans
Northern Ireland is held up as an exemplary case study of building sustainable peace. Recent violent activity from...
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Published in: oDRBig Brother, little drones – protestors bewareRussia’s police are starting to use unmanned drones much more often for monitoring street protest rallies, Irina...
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Published in: HomeThe re-militarisation of South Africa’s borders
Heightened border security has been enforced during international summits and sporting tournaments. This idea of...
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Published in: Shine A LightThe UK Border Agency's long, punitive campaign against children (helped by G4S and Serco)The appalling Rochdale sexual abuse scandal prompted long-overdue scrutiny of our children’s homes. Another national...
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Published in: openSecurityCrime and punishment in the Netherlands
Under the pressure of right wing populism, the Netherlands have been transformed from a country that was a model of...
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Published in: 50.50Death at the global frontier
More than 16,000 people have died at the borders of Europe since 1993, but who is responsible? Leanne Weber explores...
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Published in: openSecurityLike it or not, G4S is securing your world
OurKingdom broke the story that UK police personnel were wearing uniforms with the logo of a private security...
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Published in: HomeArab Spring south of the Sahara?
Why has the Arab Spring so far failed to spread south of the Sahara – and should some African leaders be looking...
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Published in: oDRMob justice in Lithuania: who can stand up to the madding crowd?Next year Lithuania assumes the European presidency. Host to international conferences and a role model for other...
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Published in: openSecurityEurope and NATO's response to the Arab Uprisings
Western governments need to recognize that authoritarian regimes are often fierce but not strong; that privatisation...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Toulouse killings and the radical right - part IThere were some good reasons to suspect the French extreme right of theToulouse killings. In this first article,...
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Published in: openSecurityMuslim radicalism: the power of friendship
Why do some Muslims join radical groups? Theories abound but their analytic capacity remains low as they tend to...
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Published in: HomeMaking sense of Egypt: Part One, in defence of conspiracy as a methodWithout evidence, one can never prove that there is a conspiracy concocted by human beings. However, the apparent...
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Published in: HomeMaking sense of Egypt: Part Two, a partial anatomy of insecurityThe Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is accused of fomenting instability in the country. But the...
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Published in: HomeRe-thinking detention without trial
Whatever the outcome in Abu Qatada’s case, there is an opportunity to learn from mistakes when dealing with...
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Published in: Shine A LightBritain as a private security state: first they came for the asylum seeker ...As an increasingly denigrated category of people who 'should not be here', asylum seekers are among the first to...
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Published in: openSecurityBeing secure in the space of occupation: notes from a student-led experiment in New York
Security is nothing if not the radical equality experienced when acting in concert. But even in spaces created...
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Published in: openSecurityTime to end exceptional security policies targeting Muslims: they don't work
Contemporary counter-terrorist policies often discriminate directly or indirectly against Muslims, as the recent...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain's policing: Kettling 2.0 and the Olympic State of ExceptionKettling, a controversial tactic used to contain protestors, now has an ugly sister: the steel police cordon,...
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