Military

States of Control: the dark side of pandemic politics: Webinar recording

Topic: 
COVID-19
English
Programmes: 
War & Pacification
Article type: 
Multi-media
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A recording of our webinar on authoritarian and repressive state responses to the Coronavirus pandemic, featuring a UN Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights and other global experts and activists.

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This webinar explored the political dimension of state responses, particularly the securitisation of COVID-19 through the expansion of powers for military, police, and security forces. It looked at the impact of such repression on certain groups who are unable to socially distance, as well as how digital surveillance is being rolled out with little, if any democratic oversight. Panellists Fi... Read more

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Security
Military
Racism
Human rights
Civil liberties
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covid-19, war, military, policing, security, human rights

US National Security Policy for Climate Change Seeks Security for Corporate-Controlled Assets

Topic: 
Climate security
English
Programmes: 
War & Pacification
Subtitle: 
Interview with Nick Buxton
Article type: 
Article
Authors: 
Nick Buxton
Teaser: 

Nick Buxton, co-editor of ‘The Secure and the Dispossessed: How the Military and Corporations Are Shaping a Climate Changed World,’ says the military’s prime concern is the continuation of its global imperial footprint

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Soldier in Iraq

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U.S. Army photo by Spc. James P. Johnson
Published at: 
Real News
Related content: 
The Secure and the Dispossessed
The Secure and Dispossessed: security for whom?
Tags: 
Military
Climate Change
Regions: 
United States