Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties

Support TNI book project: Cashing in on Catastrophe

September 2013
Nick Buxton

Help crowdfund TNI's critical book that exposes how military planners and corporations are gearing up to profit from climate change and that puts forward ideas from popular movements for just solutions for sharing our food, water and energy in a climate-changed world.

How the EU subsidises Israel’s military-industrial complex

March 2013
Ben Hayes

The EU is providing generous R&D (research and development) subsidies to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the state-owned manufacturer of Israeli ‘drones’ and other ‘battlefield solutions’. Some of the grants are for IAI to adapt its killer robots for use within the EU. 

 
 

The Marikana massacre

September 2012

Mining is a lucrative business opportunity. With the global demand still being so high the South African government is banking on mining as the country's route to development. What then are the implications of the Marikana massacre?

Ethnic Peace and Political Participation

August 2012

Ceasefires have been agreed; the NLD has elected representatives in the national legislatures; Western sanctions are being lifted; and the World Bank and other international agencies are returning to set up office in the country. Such developments are likely to have a defining impact on ethnic politics, which remains one of the central challenges facing the country today.

Fighting Maoists

August 2012
Praful Bidwai

The killing of 20 civilian men, women and children by Indian military police is morally impermissible and a political triumph for the Maoist argument that the Indian state is structurally and irredeemably anti-people, anti-Adivasi and brutal.

Who's Who in the Syrian Uprising?

July 2012
Phyllis Bennis

Many forces are at play in the Syrian uprising. Who are they and how are they connected?

Which Direction for the Mideast?

July 2012
Phyllis Bennis

Responding to the New York Times' article "The Third Intifada is Inevitable," Phyllis focuses on the potential power of the Boycotts, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement.

How international rules on countering terrorist-financing are undermining freedom of association

March 2012

How international rules on countering terrorist-financing are undermining freedom of association: an analysis of the impact of FATF ‘Special Recommendation VIII’ on non-profit organisations.

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Counter-terrorism, ‘policy laundering’ and the FATF

March 2012
Ben Hayes

A lack of democratic control, oversight and accountability of the FATF has allowed for regulations that circumvent concerns about human rights, proportionality and effectiveness.

9/11: a perfect pretext, a terrible legacy

September 2011
Mariano Aguirre

The tragedy of 11 September 2001 was used by authoritarian forces in the United States as a political opportunity.