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01.04.2017
It’s the Security, Stupid! How Greens Could Shape the EU’s Climate Security PolicyClimate and Energy

To foster real security in Europe, global environmental factors must be taken into account and integrated into security-building practices.

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01.04.2017
Getting Personal: How Biosecurity Gets Under Our SkinPolitics

A review of Frederic Gros's book - The Principal Security - which outlines his increasingly pertinent concept of biosecurity.

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01.04.2017
The Categorical Mistake of “Looking for an Answer to National Populism”Democracy

In the face of rising national populism, rather than seeking to combat these forces on their own terms, Green and progressive politicians can instead turn to a far more effective rhetorical tool.

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01.04.2017
Security and Identity: Between Fantasy and RealitySociety, Media and Culture

France's long and troubled relationship with Islam, and its connexion to a sense of insecurity, is unpacked by Olivier Roy and Esther Benbassa, who also explore the current role of religion in politics in general.

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01.04.2017
When “Feeding the World” Puts Food Security at RiskAgriculture

Are the giants of the agro-industry who claim they are determined to "Feed the world" in fact fostering food insecurity through exploitation and environmental degradation?

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01.04.2017
System Failure: Social and Economic (in)Security in EuropeWelfare and Social Issues

Why is the spectre of social (in)security haunting Europe despite it being richer than ever before?

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01.04.2017
An Inside Job: European Societies Need to Look Within to Achieve Real SecurityPolitics

How should Greens respond to the very real sense of insecurity felt by many European citizens today? Four Green leaders from around Europe discuss how a Green security policy might look, and how to communicate it.

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01.04.2017
The Age of Security PopulistsSociety, Media and Culture

Despite Edward Snowden's revelations of widespread surveillance, increasingly intrusive measures are being adopted in Europe in the name of security - but do these actually lead to a more effective prevention of attacks?

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01.04.2017
New Approaches to Fear: A Progressive Response to Islamic StateGeopolitics

Is our response to the threat of Islamic State merely aiding their rise by unwittingly contributing to their strategy?

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01.04.2017
The Suicide of the Atlantic WestGeopolitics

With a shifting global balance of power, former German Foreign Minister and Vice-chancellor Joschka Fischer talks about the EU's role and how it can promote global stability.

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