Security Praxis

Combat Cuties: the (self)weaponization of Israeli women soldiers’ image

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Research Highlights

Lecture at EUI: Twilight of the Saints: The History and Politics of Salafism in Egypt, 21/06

Stéphane Lacroix, professor at Sciences Po, presents his most recent book on the socio-history of Egyptian Salafism Chair: ⋙

L'Africa geopolitica: presentazione libro di G. Faleg con L. Raineri, 4/06 SSSA

Giovanni Faleg, LUISS School of Government, presenterà il suo libro "L’Africa geopolitica. Strategie e scenari nell& ⋙

Workshop Borders and Migration Governance: Research trends and avenues Sant'Anna, 28 May 2024

Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy ROOM 3 28 May 2024 Participation is face-to-face only. Border ⋙

The silent threat: Fentanyl's emerging impact on Europe

Introduction Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is distinguished by its exceptional potency—surpassing that of heroin by fiftyfold and morphine by a hundredfold. Its pronounced potency elevates the risk of overdose ⋙

Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Migration in the Mediterranean: Processes and Players

In 2024, EU statistics revealed a concerning trend: up until May, 4,537 Bangladeshi individuals had irregularly crossed the central Mediterranean route, marking the highest number of migrants from a ⋙

film

Reimagi(ni)ng the Resistance: the 2023 movie production

Looking back to the film production of 2023, I believe that we, as out-of-time film lovers, have to be happy for such a quantity of engaging and (politically) engaged movies. ⋙

Macedonia

Is the Sun (still) a star? North Macedonia 2024 elections and the EU integration process

Introduction In the early 2000s, when the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) became the first Balkan country to sign the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SSA), obtaining the candidate country ⋙

Libya

Insights from the workshop “Governance in Libya: political, economic and security challenges” 27 May, SSSA

Thirteen years of uncertainty, divisions, and local, regional, and international challenges marked Libya’s fragile governance of its unremitting conflicts. The workshop “Governance in Libya: political, economic and security challenges” ⋙

BDS

What is the point…?

How do we as educators tasked with creating and fostering active learning, critical thinking and civic engagement — the core aims of higher education institutions — continue our work in light of ⋙

Libya

Human Transit in the Central Mediterranean: Insights and Future Work from the SHUT-MED PRIN Project

Human mobility across the Central Mediterranean Route (CMR) is once again on the rise, and this phenomenon has significant political (securitization) and theoretical (securitization theory) implications. The project titled " ⋙

Captain America

Just a guy who fights bullies: Captain America and the use of force

“I don’t want to kill anyone. I don’t like bullies; I don’t care where they’re from”. Apparently, killing stereotypes is not Captain America’s (or Marvel’ ⋙

Sahel

ETRA-ID Engaging Traditional and Religious Authorities in the Sahel: Final publications

Coming to an end, the project ETRA-ID - Engaging Traditional and Religious Authorities in the Sahel: The Role of Interreligious Dialogue, funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ⋙