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Published in: digitaLibertiesThe UK Investigatory Powers Bill – one step forward, two steps back"Following the tragic attacks in Paris and Beirut, let us bear in mind the recent call by MI5 Director General...
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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: Can Europe Make It?In warIn this nomadic, undefined, polymorphous, and unsymmetrical war, the populations on 'both shores' of the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom Beirut to Paris, we are all hypocrites and selective grieversIn legitimately condemning selective grief, Lebanon (and the world) forgets that it selectively grieves all the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A message to my country: refugees are victims of terrorism, not its sourceThe new right-wing Polish government is trying to use the Paris attacks as an excuse to scapegoat refugees and stir...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Paris attacksNo European country, even Britain, can defend herself any more on her own and each one is now a potential target for ISIS.
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Published in: HomeWe are in pitiless timesAfter Paris, macho language about “pitiless war” defines the contours of leadership. Little else is on offer. It is...
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Published in: HomeIS attacks and not playing their gameFor the terrorists, best would be to be left alone to consolidate. Next best would be an epic all-out confrontation...
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Published in: HomeThe Paris atrocity, and afterISIS's violent assaults in France's capital should lead to a political rethink among western leaders. But will they?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The demon of Death, a letter from ParisThe real goal of the attacks in France, as well as those in the Shia southern suburb of Beirut a few hours before...
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Published in: HomeVolkswagen's lesson on encryption softwareYou can’t insist on achieving national security using methods that just aren’t working for any single industry.
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Published in: HomeFast tech, slow citizensAs we hurtle through an age of immense digital development, there are too many possibilities to lose a grip on our...
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Published in: HomeEmpowering Afghan women: does technology help or hinder?The male members of the family still control who gets to have access to what and to what extent.
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Published in: HomeDoes surveillance mean the death of democracy?Civil liberties activists are busy writing the script of how digital surveillance killed our democracies. Yet, their...
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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: openDemocracyUKWe don't need to wait for Chilcot, Blair lied to us about Iraq. Here's the evidence.
With the help of the BBC and Dr David Morrison, I carried out my own inquiry. The facts are devastating for Blair,...
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Published in: HomeDefence and security: oversight is the continuation of democracy by other meansShrouded in secrecy and prone to corruption, the defence and security sectors are challenging areas for...
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Published in: HomeThe EU could be a global standard setter on surveillance reform, but actions speak louder than wordsDespite landmark court cases, many member states in the EU continue to push forward with overbroad surveillance laws.
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Published in: HomeWe've come a long, long way together: building coalitions around the right to privacyOur worldwide coalition against surveillance is expanding, reaching organisations across all continents and silos.
