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    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.

    Counter-terrorism, ‘policy laundering’ and the FATF
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    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.

    Understanding the Arab Spring
    June 2011
    Kamil Mahdi
    Phyllis Bennis
    Ben Hayes
     Salwa Ismail, Shaheer George, Mehdi Lalou, Yao Graham,

    Middle East scholars join TNI fellows in a unique and fascinating discussion of the context of the democracy uprisings in the Middle East and the way it may shape the region for future generations.

    International community must support non‐military solutions in northern Myanmar
    June 2011
    TNI

    Following new eruptions of violence in northern Myanmar, civil society organizations have issued a statement calling for urgent international engagement and dialogue to support non-military solutions. 

    A Shameless Secretary General versus Freedom Flotilla 2
    June 2011
    Richard Falk

    A year after Israel's violent attack on the first aid flotilla, it has failed to keep its promise to end the blockade of Gaza, where the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. The second flotilla planned this year will again try to ease conditions, amid the failure of political actors to bring...

    Can Democracy Activists Undo US and IMF Damage?
    June 2011
    Patrick Bond

    Obama's speech on the Middle East and North Africa missed the point of the Arab uprising, and offered little sign of conciliation or support for the Palestinians.

    Book review - Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts.
    May 2011
    Achin Vanaik

    The authors provide a remarkably comprehensive and lucidly written survey of the armed conflicts currently taking place within India.

    Torture: Immoral, illegal, counterproductive, and un-American
    May 2011
    Peter Weiss

    Resorting to lawlessness in 'the war against terror' only serves to undermine the very values that made American society strong in the first place.

    Is the Arab Spring a Black Swan?
    May 2011
    Richard Falk

    A recent comparison by top foreign policy thinkers in the US reveals the not so pro-democratic thinking that also goes on in Washington, referring to the emancipatory movements of the Arab Spring as a improbable "worst-case scenarios."

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