Afghanistan Betrayal in Kabul. Staccato reactions to Western self-regard Failure, debacle, fiasco. These are the most frequently used terms in the English language mediascape to assess the US and NATO performance following the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan. ⋙
Debate Banal power for totalitarian systems Hannah Arendt’s famous thesis is as often quoted as misunderstood. While she was proven wrong in assessing Eichmann’s historical role and personality, even where she erred, she did ⋙
Debate Death and rescue in the Central Mediterranean: overcoming the limits of private outsourcing The search-and-rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean were overall successful in saving thousands of lives in the years 2014-2017. Compared with the previous years, the rescues reduced and stabilised the ⋙
Culture Barabbas' version: Analysis of a major terror attack in Rome, A.D. 64 Our correspondent reports from the great city of the Caesars. A few months ago, on 19th July of the tenth year of divus Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, DCCCXVII a. ⋙
neoliberalism Participation without power and property in new governance models Everybody wants more participation, not less. But the current social project for Europe ultimately offers a kind of feeble, diluted participation that we will affectionately call objet petit p: a ⋙
terrorism Kidnapped by Terrorists Kidnappings by terrorist groups are on the rise globally. The chances of surviving this ordeal vary greatly according to the nationality of the victim. This is particularly true for aid ⋙
Colombia Colombia's Referendum: Low Turnout and Activist Minorities How to dash hopes that civil wars can be ended with honor and rehabilitation. After negotiating a comprehensive peace agreement with the FARC-EP guerrillas and signing in on September 26th, ⋙
cinema The Repugnant Other: Reading Halliday in Hollywood Comparing vintage Hollywood myth-making with contemporary narratives on Islam. Let’s start with a little quiz for the analysts of jihad and radicalisation among our select readership. Where is this ⋙
CIA In-Court Securitising Speech-Acts On the endless need for the re-securitisation of state security. The so-called ‘Copenhagen school’ of security studies has stirred the waters of international relations theory, and perhaps of social sciences ⋙
election Who Won the European Parliament Elections? What happens when all votes are not counted equal (redux). The new European Commission is out, for the first time claiming electoral legitimacy. Yet the actual votes received by each ⋙
information security Information Security for Researchers (and Journalists) Our information processing tools are an interconnected system: what can an investigative researcher do in order to secure data or protect sources? The TCIJ's handbook has a few good tips. ⋙
law enforcement Police Civilization How different countries call law enforcement and why it matters. To many people of liberal persuasion, the norm of our times, a ‘police state’ is one of the worst nightmares ⋙
