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Paris: assembling the fragments

The “13/11” massacre reveals the scale of the ISIS threat. That makes a coherent response vital. Português. Español.

By Open democracy

/ 17 Nov 2015

Paris: encaixando os fragmentos

Os atentados que tiveram lugar no dia 13 de Novembro revelam a ameaça que representa o Daesh, escreve David Hayes desde Londres. Esta realidade implica que uma resposta coerente é vital. English. Español.

By Open democracy

/ 17 Nov 2015

Is the BBC’s wall-to-wall coverage of the Paris atrocities doing the terrorists' job for them?

How informative, entertaining, and educational is saturation reporting of the Paris attacks? Is the BBC simply helping ISIS to build its distinctive, shock-value brand?

By A.M. Poppy

/ 17 Nov 2015

The media did cover attacks on insert country here. You just weren’t reading it.

After the Paris attacks many people are saying how horrible the media is for belittling tragedies outside of Europe and the US, but mainstream media did cover attacks on *insert country here*. You just weren’t reading it.

By Emma Kelly

/ 17 Nov 2015

After Paris: live news should challenge narratives, not recreate them

After the Paris attacks there is a desperate desire on the part of major news organizations to create and drive the narrative of terror attacks, when what they should be doing is questioning and interrogating narratives.

By Christian Christensen

/ 17 Nov 2015

The 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 Andrew Parker for surveillance laws prioritizing both proportionality and efficiency."

By Nora Ni Loideain

/ 17 Nov 2015

In war

In this nomadic, undefined, polymorphous, and unsymmetrical war, the populations on 'both shores' of the Mediterranean are taken hostage. And Europe has a nearly irreplaceable function.

By Etienne Balibar

/ 16 Nov 2015

TalkReal in Vienna: towards a Plan 'D' for democracy in Europe

A discussion about the future of democracy in Europe, the changing borders and the challenges that transnational movements face today. (Video, 34 mins)

By Lorenzo Marsili, Katerina Anastasiou, Walter Baier, Kurto Wendt and Alexandra Strickner

/ 16 Nov 2015

A message to my country: refugees are victims of terrorism, not its source

The new right-wing Polish government is trying to use the Paris attacks as an excuse to scapegoat refugees and stir up nationalist fervour. This is my message to them. Polski.

By Slawomir Sierakowski

/ 15 Nov 2015

The Paris attacks

No European country, even Britain, can defend herself any more on her own and each one is now a potential target for ISIS.

By Patrice de Beer

/ 15 Nov 2015

IS attacks and not playing their game

For the terrorists, best would be to be left alone to consolidate. Next best would be an epic all-out confrontation with western infidel ground forces. We should not give them what they want.

By Gilbert Ramsay

/ 15 Nov 2015

The demon of Death, a letter from Paris

The real goal of the attacks in France, as well as those in the Shia southern suburb of Beirut a few hours before this, is through fear, to spread division.

By Bernard Dreano

/ 14 Nov 2015