Syria was 1st an Arab Spring story, then a chemical weapons story, then an ISIS story, then a refugee story, then a Great Power rivalry story, and once ISIS was defeated it became a nonstory. Devastating piece on Syria by @im_PULSE https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2021/07/20/syrians-die-in-western-media-darkness/
Morning. Today, a court established by colonizers will decide whether my father who was forcibly made a refugee in 1948 deserves to continue living in the home he’s lived in since 1956. And this is the reality for thousands of others. Zero faith, but some hope. #SaveSheikhJarrah
Delighted to write for @GNET_research about enduring democracy's balance between security and freedom and the implications for countering the rise of RWE ideologies https://twitter.com/GNET_research/status/1421066803078471685
We're rounding off the week with an Insight by @dr_westendorf from @aspi_org which examines the growing mistrust in government among parts of Australian communities due to increased policing powers to enforce public health orders. https://gnet-research.org/2021/07/30/safety-vs-security-an-asymmetrical-opportunity-for-rwe-in-australia/
