Tagged: terrorism

The ‘Christchurch Call’ is just a start. Now we need to push for systemic change - Guest Work

Guest Author • May 17, 2019 •

• Christchurch Call,
• extremism,
• Social media,
• tech companies,
• terrorism

Kevin Veale, Massey University The “Christchurch Call” summit has made specific progress, with tech companies and world leaders signing an agreement to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. The question now is how we collectively follow up on its promise. The summit in Paris began with the statement that the white supremacist terrorist attack … Read More

Violence in the media and cycles of trauma - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Apr 26, 2019 •

• media,
• PTSD,
• terrorism,
• trauma

As governments consider tightening the reins on social media companies and the platforms’ use in terrorism, new research highlights the impact of being exposed to such violence. Following last month’s mosque shootings in Christchurch, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced plans to co-host a meeting in Paris called the “Christchurch Call”. The aim will be to have world leaders … Read More

Extremism is not a mental illness - Guest Work

Guest Author • Mar 20, 2019 •

• Mental health,
• racism,
• terrorism

Shaun Robinson, Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand Following Friday’s appalling terrorist attack, the Mental Health Foundation has been disappointed but unsurprised to see some people speculating the terrorist must have been mentally ill. We understand why it’s comforting to think this. We all want to think the terrorist is an outlier, an outsider, different to us. We … Read More

Blood oil: more than half of the oil traded across the world has been stolen - Guest Work

Guest Author • Apr 18, 2018 •

• America,
• Bill Clinton,
• bipartisan,
• blood oil,
• Briain,
• Bush,
• conflict,
• constitutions,
• corruption,
• donald trump,
• Equatorial Guinea,
• fossil fuels,
• Ghana,
• indigenous,
• Iran,
• Iraq,
• laws,
• Libya,
• Mexico,
• oil,
• repression,
• Russia,
• stealing,
• Syria,
• terrorism,
• theft,
• Yemen

Leif Wenar, King’s College London This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Donald Trump tweeted something true recently. Responding to the protests in Iran, the US president stated that “The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered.” Trump’s point is … Read More

Lithium laptop batteries on planes - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Jun 02, 2017 •

• air travel,
• Batteries,
• laptops,
• lithium,
• planes,
• security,
• terrorism

Last time I flew domestically in New Zealand, I had to make sure that my spare lithium battery pack was in carry-on rather than checked. It’s safer that way because a fire from a shorted battery can be contained in the cabin but can’t be so easily contained in the hold.  Made sense. America’s looking to broaden its ban on … Read More

John Pilger on Paris, ISIS and Media Propaganda - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Nov 27, 2015 •

• Isis,
• John Pilger,
• media,
• terrorism

You might not agree with everything John Pilger says – but he is always up front and clear in what he does say. Some very relevant comments from Pilger in this recent Going Underground Special interview. Read More

MH17: Final technical report - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Oct 15, 2015 •

• aeroplane,
• MH17,
• terrorism

The final technical report from the Dutch safety Board on the crash of Malaysian flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine has just been released. You can download your copy here or go to the Final report page which also provides links to the appendices. (Warning – I don’t think this URL is permanent). Having discussed the previous preliminary report here, … Read More

The victims of terror - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Jan 08, 2015 •

• artists,
• cartoonists,
• Charlie Hebdo,
• diversity,
• politics,
• terrorism

Appropriately, some of the most effective protests against the most recent act of terrorism has come from cartoonists. Let’s hope the pencil, and brush, are mightier than the weapons of terror. Read More

Kreskin Cosh - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Dec 17, 2014 •

• Colby Cosh,
• terrorism

Well, Colby Cosh called this one before it happened, didn't he?Cosh from last week:The point is not that Bismarck [subject of many assassination attempts] was particularly hated, although he was. The point is that this period of European (and American) history was crawling with young, often solitary male terrorists, most of whom showed signs of mental disorder when caught … Read More

The first victim! - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Apr 16, 2014 •

• civil war,
• diversity,
• EU,
• politics,
• protest,
• Russia,
• terrorism,
• terrorist,
• Ukraine,
• USA

It is well established that the first victim in war is truth. Mind you the dispatch of truth usually comes well before the shooting starts. I have a personal interest in Ukraine and the dispatch of truth occurred for me straight after the February 21st agreement signed by the then President, the opposition leaders and … … Continue reading … Read More