somalia
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Turkey’s military-industrial complex
MILITARISM: Techno-nationalism has strengthened Turkey's proactive foreign policy, promoted national pride and reinforced the image of a powerful state. The 'zero problems with neighbours' paradigm that characterised Turkish foreign policy in the 2000s has been abandoned in favour of a more interventionist approach under the doctrine of 'security at all costs'. In 2002, the total…
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Holidays in the danger zone
CONFLICT: The ethical complexities and societal implications of war tourism in our media-driven world.
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When it’s about life
REFUGEES: In Sicily, we meet Morgan Lescot on the rescue ship Ocean Viking for a conversation about boat refugees, challenges, and Europe's responsibility. Is this a tragedy that will only continue to increase?
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An eternal audition
IDENTITY: Encounters with three other «new comers» to the Netherlands, the IDFA opening film turns the spotlight on all of us as it ponders questions of belonging, who gets exclusion, and the constant reaffirmation of outsider status.
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Skinless exposure
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lene Marie Fossen's own tortured body as a canvas for grief, pain and longing in her series of self portraits
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Politics, spirituality, and religion under the African sun
AFRICA:: Religion gets too much room in analysis of African conflicts, states state scientist Jean-François Bayart.
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Security for sale
AFRICA: The security agents on the continent occasionally contribute to security for certain people in specific areas, but they also mix roles.
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DRONES: A Little Piece of Norway
The threshold for killing someone is lower when you do not have to see those you kill. New leaks reveal the brutality of the US drone programme.