AS ISLAMIC STATE RECEDES, THE WAR ON TERROR CONTINUES TO GROW.

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged caliphate, Counter Terrorism, daesh, execution, human rights, ideology, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, radicalisation, Rory Stewart, Syria.

By Richard McNeil-Willson

As Islamic State strongholds tumble, the language of counter-terrorism in Europe and beyond expands exponentially.

Binaries lie at the heart of understanding terrorism and modern state security: ‘you’re either with us or against us’; a citizen of here or ‘a citizen of nowhere’; a supporter of the democratic, liberal state or ‘an enemy of freedom’. By targeting ‘us’ – both the individual and the state concurrently – terrorists force citizens into a position in which we all need to look beyond legal convention, to dispense with some rights to preserve others. So has trod the orthodox argument, refracted outwards from media, government and research. Continue Reading

DON’T PANIC

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged daesh, daily mail, Don't Panic, Donald Trump Jr, Islamic State, islamophobia, media, Nigel Farage, sadiq khan, terrorism, the sun, westminster.

by Zoe Harding

First up, before we get into the piece, my condolences to the friends and family of those who were killed in Westminster and St Petersburg, and I wish a speedy recovery to the injured. If you personally know anyone hurt or killed in the incident, you might want to leave this article for a few days.

With that in mind, everyone else: what the fuck?Continue Reading

THE COLD WAR, REHEATED

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged china, cold war, cuban missile crisis, daesh, Eastern Europe, Europe, government, ISIS, Islamic State, karada, middle east, military, NATOUS, Soviet states, Syria, terrorism, theresa may, trident, Trident renewal, United States, violence, war.

by Gunnar Eigener

The Cold War peaked with the Cuban Missile Crisis and ended with the falling of the Berlin Wall. It left scars across the globe, many of which are still felt today. It tore societies apart. It created a feeling of angst and paranoia in those who lived through it. The lack of trust the West and East held for each other hasn’t really gone nor have the players changed that much. For younger generations, it used to be hard to imagine what a time like that must have been like but as this century progresses, but it’s becoming easier.

DON’T COUNTER VIOLENCE WITH MORE VIOLENCE

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged 9/11, Al-Qaeda, david cameron, ISIS, Islam, Islamaphobia, Islamic State, jeremy corbyn, Jihadi John, Labour, media, middle east, military, Nato, terrorism, US military, Western media.

by Faizal Nor Izham

Despite almost 14 years of Western nations waging a ‘war on terror’, not much has been achieved in the way of making the world a truly secure place for all. With Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden now considered yesterday’s news, the Iraq war that was waged after 9/11 — widely considered by critics to be “pointless” — merely gave birth to another terrorist threat in the form of ISIS. Today, some sections of the Western media continue to be awash with Islamophobic articles on an almost daily basis, further fueling the public’s misconception of Islam and its supposed roots in terrorism. This in turn has affected Britain’s immigration and multicultural policies to an extent, and has only served to further heighten levels of prejudice against Muslims.

It begs the question: has the Western response to 9/11 really been that worthwhile?Continue Reading

Islamic State

AS ISLAMIC STATE RECEDES, THE WAR ON TERROR CONTINUES TO GROW.

DON’T PANIC

THE COLD WAR, REHEATED

DON’T COUNTER VIOLENCE WITH MORE VIOLENCE

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