Security Praxis

Italian neo-fascism in Latin America. Counter-revolutionary warfare between two continents

This contribution is based on the author's newly published book The anti-communist dream. Italian neo-fascists in Latin America (Roma Tre Press, 2023). After years of mainstreaming violent jihadist groups in the framework of the so-called Global War on Terror, the recent escalation of terrorist attacks linked to white suprematism has contributed to enlarging the analytical and political purchase of the fight against violent extremism. And while the objectives of different violent extremist grou ⋙

Research Highlights

"Gli anni delle guerre, gli attori internazionali e le possibilità della pace", Fondazione Gramsci Bologna, 6/12/2023

Intervengono: Antonio Fiori, Università di Bologna, Francesco Strazzari, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa. Ciclo di incontri "Ancora guerre, Ucraina ⋙

Peripheral populism: Elections, public opinion and democratic decline in Tunisia, 24/11

Speakers: Holger Albrecht, University of Alabama Dina Bishara, Cornell University Chair: Kevin Koehler, Sant’Anna School of Advanced ⋙

Webinar SeSaMO "Teach-in Palestina/Israele - Libertà accademica" 13 nov 2023

Il 13 novembre 2023 Sevgi Doğan, postdoc Scuola Normale Superiore, affiliata a Scholars at Risk sezione italiana ed ⋙

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Interviews

Unfolding the relational dynamics of violence in Israel and Palestine: an interview with Benoit Challand

After 18 days since Hamas fighters carried out a surprise attack on southern Israel and 11 days of relentless bombing of Gaza by Israel at the time of writing, the ⋙

Gaza

Focus on Palestine-Israel conflict: statements, reading lists, online resources

ERIS members are collecting and listing below statements, reading lists, petitions, and open letters with reference to the Palestine/Israel conflict. Content is continuously updated. Summary Academic societies statements Academic ⋙

Libya

Derna floods: Government's neglectful disaster management

Mediterranean hurricane, or “Medicane” Storm Daniel formed on the 4th of September and was named by Greek meteorologists who first predicted its formation. The storm claimed 15 lives in Greece ⋙

Israel

Paving the Way Out: Unveiling the role of different conflict transformation narratives for peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine

The protraction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led many to abandon the Manichean lens opposing ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’ in favour of another, contrasting warmongers and peacebuilders. Simultaneously, a growing need ⋙

Palestine

Resilience in Jenin: The Freedom Theatre's Journey of Artistic Defiance

The Jenin refugee camp (Palestine) became the setting for a significant military operation on September 6, which resulted in the arrest of Muhammad Naghnaghia (member of the Al Quds Brigades) ⋙

yazidi

Unhealed Wounds of The Yazidi Community and Survivors of Genocide By ISIS: A Story of Destruction

Nishtiman Khalaf Awsman In August 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) invaded the Sinjar city, in the Iraqi province of Nineveh. The region being a homeland to ⋙

Palestine

“Islam, Jihad, and Palestine”, the evolution of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad

On 9 May 2023, explosions lit up the sky over Gaza City as a series of air strikes launched by Israel killed three leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) ⋙

gender

The Beauty and The Beast: The Obsession Over the Body and Physical Appearance in The Far-Right

Traditionally, the far-right communities have been male-dominated spaces, while women have remained largely underrepresented. This tendency goes hand in hand with the prevalence of gendered narratives praising traditional gender roles: ⋙