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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBook review: The EgyptiansJack Shenker's The Egyptians: A Radical Story is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how and why Egypt's...
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Published in: HomeWorried about the return of fascism? Six things a dissenter can do in 2016Commentary misses the point: the legitimacy of Trump or Le Pen comes not from the sudden appeal of a new brand of...
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Published in: HomeIntroducing the Special Branch Files ProjectReading through hundreds of pages describing the innocuous behaviour of citizens exercising their democratic rights...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTunisia’s fight against its revolutionary youthThe threat of terrorism has been exploited to justify anti-democratic laws and an escalation of arrests and...
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Published in: ourBeebHow did mistrust of mainstream media become a sign of violent extremism?The UK Government’s Prevent strategy has led to official claims that mistrust of mainstream media and anger about...
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Published in: HomeTotally unbalanced power"I don’t want to live in a society where everyone can be controlled, their data collected and stored, and then used...
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Published in: HomeISIS wants to destroy the 'grey zone'. Here's how we defend itAfter the Paris attacks, it is imperative that we safeguard this arena of co-existence, where people of all faith...
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Published in: HomePolitics, security technologies, and civil society: the missing linksThis is the point in time where polities should start thinking of security as a public good, where all involved are...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?"Transparency for the state! Privacy for the rest of us!"When something stops being an instrument for democracy and justice and becomes a slogan, that’s when we have a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Charlie Hebdo and the dawn of French McCarthyismAfter a short-lived phase of national unity, critics have stressed that France is now more intolerant. Furthermore,...
