Catalonia’s Secessionist Tug-Of-War Lives On
On August 17th 2017, a van rammed into a crowd on La Rambla, Barcelona, killing fourteen and injuring over one…
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Attack after Attack, a Scared Europe: What now?
What it feels like to be living in Europe:
Our newly militarized narrow streets echo with the…
Et Après? France Has Spoken, What’s Next?
The centre has prevailed in France, having just elected moderate and pro-EU centrist, Emmanuel Macron, as president…
The Way Back from Islamic Extremism Starts with the West
The loss of life outside of Westminster on the 22nd of March is a sight which unfortunately now summons feelings of…
Rogue One: Reframing Our Understanding of Rebellion
Author’s note: This article contains spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
One of the central themes of…
The Turkey-Russia Rapprochement
Nearly a month following the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, we have seen neither…
German Security Policy at Stake: The “Culture of Restraint“ Is No More
To many, the terrorist attack that took place in Berlin on 19 December 2016 gave basis to the growing feeling in…
Religious Repression and U.S. Security Aid: a Tale of Central Asian Jihad
In April of 2015 Tajik police commander Gulmurod Khalimov disappeared for over a month after telling his family he…
The Bataclan Massacre: Unsatisfying Recovery
The Parisian concert hall Le Bataclan is officially reopening on November 12th 2016, one year after the massacre…
Dying to Kill
“...We only have to be lucky once. You will have to be lucky always.” – The Irish Republican Army, Irish republican…