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All items tagged civil libertiesOpen Think Tank ArticlesMay 7, 2012 | Losing Democracy: Turkey under the AKPAnonymous: The first election of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) brought Turkish citizens hope regarding the democratization of the country. Two terms later, opponents are imprisoned because of their political ideas, religious values are infringing on secular institutions, and power is being concentrated at the top. ... MoreApril 8, 2011 | Is the EU ill-prepared to meet new global security challenges?James Cussen: This question is loaded with the baggage of a transatlantic divide on countering terrorism that pre-dates September 11th and at least extends back to the last days of the Clinton presidency. The inadequacies of the American portion of this discussion are challenged for lacking a pragmatic focus. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMarch 1, 2012 | Obama Drones: Blowback One Dead Civilian at a TimeObama’s drone warfare is not only legally ambiguous but has also not improved the US position in Pakistan and Yemen. ++ An unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan dislikes the US even more now than before. ++ In the failing state of Yemen, drone campaigns have only strengthened al-Qaeda. ++ Based on this new kind of war, Obama also claims presidential powers at the expense of civil liberties. ++ ... MoreMay 31, 2010 | British AwakeningFor those about to despair of the British, there is hope: the new British government is recalling those Labor measures that led to “the paradox result” of limiting personal freedoms without “making any headway in the realm of security.” ++ “True to their traditions, their genetic material, Conservatives and Liberals want to push back the surveillance state.” ++ ... MoreFebruary 19, 2009 | Beware of Creeping TotalitarianismBritain has always taken pride in its liberalism: unrestricted individual liberty, a right to privacy, outmost respect for human rights. ++ But the current paranoia with CCTV cameras, data collection and unjustified surveillance threatens to sacrifice liberalism at the altar of national security, community cohesion and the “special relationship” with the US. ++ The upcoming Convention on Modern ... MoreJanuary 27, 2009 | "Draconian Laws" Will Not Contain TerrorismFollowing the Mumbai attacks, Indian democracy has come to depend on Indian domestic policy; at no cost should the Indian state encroach upon civil liberties. ++ Rather, India should focus its policies on combating poverty and unemployment, in other words exhausting the sources which give support to terrorism. ++ The way to do so is to allow freedom of expression and thought, strengthen ... More |
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