When NATO intervened in the Yugoslav wars on 24 March 1999, depleted uranium weaponry punctured Serbian targets across the region, leaving permanent contamination behind. Populists, whose victim narrative gained ground, now position nuclear as the solution to energy dependency. But how can public fear and security be one and the same? writes Astrea Nikolovska via IWM
Regime of terror: Four months into #Trump’s second term and the US president’s ICE raids, triggering protests in #LosAngeles now under troop surveillance, prove that ‘democracy is under assault’. Read George Blecher’s analysis.
An emotive rift exists between being drafted and signing up for military service. Those who prioritize family responsibilities, education and skills, and non-violence aren’t backing the opposition. Defence comes in many forms. Could lessons from Ukraine’s mobilization inform the recruitment challenges potentially facing the rest of Europe?
After six months of protests, there are grounds for hope that the tide is turning in favour of the Serbian student movement: first, the unification of the opposition around the movement’s demand for new elections; second, the emergence of a new strategic alliance between the students and the EU.
Being born male awards immense societal privileges. And yet many men and boys are remonstrating, dissatisfied with their lot. Could pressures of embodying hyper-masculinity be at fault? And might accepting difference and diversity be the answer? Eurozine editorial by Sarah Waring
