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 ⋙
biopolitics Crossing through the darkness once again “Unless the world learns the lessons these pictures teach, night will fall... but by God’s grace, we who live will learn” Shown recently at the Documentary Film Festival DOCVILLE ⋙
Culture Richard the Third is back in town The Shakesperian villain reincarnates in Congressmen Underwood in the tv series "House of Cards". Series are more and more the best we can expect in the solitude of ⋙
Debate On Structural and Latent Violence Where does violence hide? A reflection on invisible and epistemic violence that we have received. If you downgrade racism and violence to the commemoration of ‘Zwarte Piet’ in the Netherlands ⋙
drugs policy In 2016 Heads of States Can Change the Course of International Drugs Policy. Where Does the EU Stand? While virtually no one in Europe would dispute the failure of drug wars, the EU stays away from the driving seat of international change. In the context of global drugs ⋙
EU anti-terrorism policy We Saw it Coming: Jihadist Terrorism, Challenges for the European Union Nothing about the recent Paris or Copenhagen terrorist attacks was totally unexpected. Indeed, they were the sort of thing that security apparatuses in Europe had been preparing to have to ⋙
drugs policy Crime and the Drug Debate in the Russian Federation Once one abandons the concept that the security praxis of any state is ever politically ‘neutral’, the manner in which different states instrumentalize security policy in the generation of national ⋙
Bonn Somalis on Hold, between Return Dreams and Everyday Life Challenges Notes over a Somali meal at the Bonn-based Somali community. There’s no way around it: this is not just the usual suburban area of the usual German town. Different ⋙
American sniper American Sniper Fights the new Indians The resurrection of classical Western movies stereotypes as a grotesque Iraqi tale. Why do enemies look all the same? Why do they wear the same clothes, use the same weapons, ⋙
From Hand to Hand How seven Norwegian small warships ended up in the hands of a former Niger Delta militant. Good intentions, outsourcing and deceptions as Nigeria prepares for elections. Security Praxis hosts a ⋙
neofascist mafia Rome Rome, a Criminal World-in-Between An unprecedented probe shows that the città eterna has been shadow-governed for years by a clique of neofascists and mafiosi, and that it may not be willing to understand why. ⋙
"cap ou pas cap?" Practice … If You Dare How do films end? How does the 'practice turn' in IR end? A few impractical and impertinent considerations. The “practice saga” in IR is leading me into a ⋙
borders Fieldnotes from the Frontiers of Ebola A reflection on humanitarian practice between conspiracy theories and sloppy controls. For irresponsible that it may sound, facing prevention measures in Mali, I must confess that I actually find what ⋙
Central America Nicaragua's community-based, pro-active police: an exportable model? The Central American states of the so-called Northern Triangle – Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador – have some of the highest homicide rates of the world. A land bridge between the coca producing ⋙
cartels Mexico: Narcoviolence or Mafia? Organized violence and protection and what to do about them: an open debate. Foreword by Eva Magdalena Stambøl and Hans Van Der Veen The article below was originally published in ⋙
fragility Thriving under uncertainty? Towards a ‘Talebian’ IR. The ideas of derivatives-trader-cum-philosopher-cum-university-professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb have created a storm. His popular books have been runaway successes – selling millions of copies in 33 languages. His ⋙
