Militarization

By Koohan Paik-Mander While recently visiting Honolulu, I attended two events: the congressional town hall meeting about Red Hill, and sign-holding at Pearl Harbor (my sign read, “CLEAN UP RED HILL NOW!”). I have to admit, the experience of being on Oahu was chilling. Because, it is here that toxic…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is showing us in real time the havoc that military action can wreck on individuals, societies, economies, prices, and investments far and wide. With that realization in mind, nations throughout the Pacific are increasingly concerned about first Chinese militarization of the South China Sea and now…

On the 24th of February 2022 in New Bataan, Davao de Oro, two drivers, a community health worker, and two teachers were murdered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The party line goes: “they were killed in a firefight against the New People’s Army (the armed wing of the…

By Barry Friedman and Jessica Gillooly Flashbang grenades fired at racial justice protests. Armored tanks used to serve search warrants. Images of police outfitted for a war zone are all too familiar — and alarming. Yet a study we recently completed of policing agency participation in the “1033 Program,” which…

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Both people on the move and Greeks in general, have felt the impact of the growing militarisation of, and oppression by, the Greek state by means of expanding the role, the operational scope and tactics, the resources and the equipment of the police this year. …

Both people on the move and Greeks in general, have felt the impact of the growing militarisation of, and oppression by, the Greek state by means of expanding the role, the operational scope and tactics, the resources and the equipment of the police this year. It is a phenomenon which also existed under previous governments, but has been significantly increased since the new centre-right government of the Nea Demokratia (ND) party came into power in July 2019.

You sell fuel to the sun To build bigger guns But when the world burns down They’ll be nowhere left to run But still, you’d let the world drown Before you’d rid yourself of a single gun But what will do you when there is nothing but your guns Your skyward friend won’t be there in the end But you’re acting as if your guns can defend you From the sun you fueled up

Working on an article about Frontex is not an easy task. Information and allegations about the agency are piling up on a daily basis. …