The Charlie Hebdo attack one year ago was part of a long tradition of fundamentalist assaults on artists. Understanding this tragic event is critical to defeating Islamist terror today.
To counter ISIS and address the other crucial crises that poison our days we need a regime change – at home.
"It is fundamental to search for explanations within our society, notably the social and economic exclusion of part of the population in France."
The history of left-wing militancy in Europe suggests that police raids, surveillance techniques, and ‘anti-radicalization’ efforts will not end the jihadist insurgency. The more important struggle lies elsewhere.
After the worst attacks in their history, the Spanish and Norwegian governments had the courage to respond differently from the Anglo-American mimetic knee-jerk response - an example France should follow.
The ‘shock’ is not the rise of the Front National, but the failure of the system to bring forward a positive alternative.
Ironically, as political distrust and dissatisfaction are at all-time highs in Europe, the vast majority of people are still willing to give unprecedented powers to the leaders they don’t like or trust.
NSA whistleblower Drake wanted to defend the US constitution. So they prosecuted him under the Espionage Act.
ISIS’s recruits are not corrupted by ideology but by the end of ideology. More radicalisation, in the genuine sense of the word, is the solution, not the problem.
A United Nations resolution will intensify the war against ISIS. Such an outcome carries three grave risks.
I hope you'll join me in installing free software for freedom, fighting against mass surveillance, and refusing to be instrumentalised by those who have failed us – our intelligence services.
