Tag: terrorism

"The Defence White Paper assumes an aggressive posture and receives unprecedented funding

The Militarisation of Defence

Arena Magazine 110

Feb 2011

The Defence White Paper assumes an aggressive posture and receives unprecedented funding
"It is beyond most Westerners to understand today how offers of democracy are really much…

Afghanistan: Gift or Grand Conceit?

Arena Magazine 108

Oct 2010

It is beyond most Westerners to understand today how offers of democracy are really much more than this: there is a widespread incapacity to grasp the social assumptions embedded in our 'gifts' writes John Hinkson
"Simon Cooper The globalised policing of dissent, opposition and difference, as well as terrorism, is…

War and Peace: Has the Distinction between the Two Collapsed?

Arena Magazine 68

Dec 2003

Simon Cooper The globalised policing of dissent, opposition and difference, as well as terrorism, is creating a culture of perpetual war.
"John Hinkson The US Administration's Developing Sense Of 'Freedom' Grants License To Destroy Without Taking…

Blitzkrieg: A New Freedom to be Feared

Arena Magazine 65

Jun 2003

John Hinkson The US Administration's Developing Sense Of 'Freedom' Grants License To Destroy Without Taking On Any Reciprocal Responsibility
"Guy Rundle

The Terror Pretext

2 Feb 2002

Guy Rundle
"Jenny Hocking: Imprecision over the language of 'terrorism' and its application, leads to concerns that…

The State and Terror in the New Era

Arena Magazine 56

Dec 2001

Jenny Hocking: Imprecision over the language of 'terrorism' and its application, leads to concerns that counter-terrorist security measures will be broadly targetted in ways that are neither appropriate nor efficient, ways that may impinge upon legitimate political agitation and dissent
"Tom Nairn: The beginnings of a new and undisguised american unilateralism has led many to…

Black Pluto’s Door

Arena Magazine 55

Oct 2001

Tom Nairn: The beginnings of a new and undisguised american unilateralism has led many to suggest global forms of justice. But peace may only be achieved by overcoming the impasse of nationalisms in the region
"Douglas McQueen-Thomson: Language of War and War Through Language.

Them’s Fighting Words

Arena Magazine 55

Oct 2001

Douglas McQueen-Thomson: Language of War and War Through Language.
"John Hinkson: The financial fallout of the attack has laid bare the risky and crisis-ridden…

High Towers, High Stakes, High Risks

Arena Magazine 55

Oct 2001

John Hinkson: The financial fallout of the attack has laid bare the risky and crisis-ridden nature of a hi-tech society. The aftershocks will echo through every sector of the economy.
"Guy Rundle

In Terror and Hope

Arena Magazine 55

Oct 2001

Guy Rundle
"Geoff Sharp: In the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, the tension…

What Hope for Years to Come?

Arena Magazine 55

Oct 2001

Geoff Sharp: In the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, the tension between religious piety and imperial power reveals the urgent need for re-examination of the new social forms
"Paul James: Mainstream Western responses to global violence involve disturbing reassertions of nationalistic parochialism.

The Terrorist Syndrome

Arena Magazine 55

Oct 2001

Paul James: Mainstream Western responses to global violence involve disturbing reassertions of nationalistic parochialism.