The assassination of German politician Walter Lübcke, allegedly by a far right extremist, surprised many German politicians, who appear to have suddenly become aware of the threat far right terrorism represents. Yan St-Pierre discusses, why the climate of fear and extremism has been decades in the making. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0)
On Sunday, April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers launched their attacks on nine different targets in Sri Lanka. For this article, Yan St-Pierre focuses on the government’s and security officals’ response to the early warning intelligence and their public relations management after the attack.
It appears the security situation in Burkina Faso has become a good indicator of the expansion and tendencies of terrorist activities. In this post, Yan St-Pierre discusses the tactics behind a re-routing of smuggling routes in the Sahel region.
The label “terrorism” is a highly subjective interpretation of violence, but what happens when the moral perception is not as clear cut? Do we make a difference for “one of us” compared to “one of them”? If so, does it affect whether or not a far-right political attack is labelled as terrorism? Yan St-Pierre discusses the historical perspective and perception of left, Islamic and far-right attacks.
However much the world might have benefited from modernity, race and racism played an integral part in the construction of that modernity. https://www.theafricareport.com/20351/achille-mbembe-on-how-to-restore-the-humanity-stolen-by-racism/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=post_articles_twitter_21_11_2019&utm_medium=social @ManNthunya
#WorldPhilosophyDay #AchilleMbembe @TC_Africa
La guerre au Sahel par @florence_parly via @financialtimes
“In this war nothing is obvious, it’s an asymmetric war.
It’s a war that combines the struggle against terrorism with local situations of ancestral conflicts or tensions between communities.”
https://www.ft.com/content/ac04179c-0ba4-11ea-b2d6-9bf4d1957a67
Islamic State claims massacre of troops in Mali, where it is gaining ground https://wapo.st/37mBroN
Thank you #N100symposium @GARInstitute @odessaprimus @MichalKoran. It's been great!
I hope @MOSECON_Su and I will again have the opportunity to attend the event in 2020.
I can only agree! #NEXT100Symposium has been (still is for me) eye opening as well as heartening, meeting so many clever people from different areas of expertise presenting & discussing topics connecting tech to climate, security, humanity, society in all corners of the world. https://twitter.com/MOSECON_Yan/status/1197480574786691073
Thank you #N100symposium @GARInstitute @odessaprimus @MichalKoran. It's been great!
I hope @MOSECON_Su and I will again have the opportunity to attend the event in 2020.
