All Debates on Democratic Security
Fifteenth debate on democratic security
Timothy Snyder on “Current illiberal trends in Europe: lessons from history”
Timothy Snyder, Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and Permanent Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, conducted the fifteenth debate on Democratic Security on the topic “Current illiberal trends in Europe: lessons from history”. Timothy Snyder is a Housum...
Fourteenth Debate on Democratic Security
Cécile Kyenge on: 'Europe: The Challenge of Inclusive Societies'
Ms Kyenge addressed the issues of international migration and the subsequent integration of migrants into European societies, topics which lie at the heart of her political life. She referred to the instruments (or lack thereof) that the EU, and especially her country, Italy, have at their...
Thirteenth Debate
Peter Neumann: 'Radicalisation and disengagement: Myths and Reality'
In his exposé, Peter Neumann addressed the five myths he believes need to be investigated in order to better assess the issue of radicalisation and disengagement : “The first stipulates that people radicalise into terrorism because of one given factor. The second claims that most jihadists are...
Twelfth debate on democratic security
Claire Wardle: 'A close look at the Disinformation Ecosystem'
Claire WARDLE, Director of the First Draft, a non-profit initiative in ethical newsgathering practices, focussed her exposé on different forms of misusing of information, the way they are presented, fabricated or disseminated, namely by sophisticated disinformation campaigns, through both...
Eleventh debate
Matthew Feldman on 'Alt Right, Near Right: Mainstreaming extremes'
The revival and spreading of far-right parties in Europe is one of the challenges our democracies have to face today. Sketching out the history of the rise of the far-right throughout the years, Matthew Feldman, leading expert on fascist ideology and the contemporary far-right, argues that today...
Tenth debate
Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of Munich Conference on Security: 'Protecting democracy in the digital age'
Maintaining the spotlight on the challenges of the digital age, Wolfgang Ischinger, former German Ambassador and currently Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, argues that the coming of the digital era has brought with it transformative changes of both positive and negative nature. For...
Ninth debate
Jan-Werner Müller on ‘How Populism Endangers Democracy - and How to Fight it?’'
In the past two years, populism was the word on the tip of everyone’s tongue, described as our most pressing concern and worry, right alongside terrorism. But what is populism exactly, and what dangers does it entail for democracy? To these and more related questions Jan-Werner Müller, a leading...
Eighth debate
Ahmet Insel on ‘Security antinomies: state Security, human security and democratic security’
Professor Ahmet Insel, economist and political scientist, former professor at Galatasaray University and Panthéon-Sorbonne University, conducted the eighth debate on Democratic Security by presenting his reflections on the interrelatedness of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and security....
Seventh debate
Natan Sznaider on'The memory of evil - Cosmopolitism and European project'
Professor Natan Sznaider, from the Academic College of Tel-Aviv (Israel), introduced the seventh debate on Democratic Security. He presented his reflections on Europe, its roots, the Holocaust, and the need for reconstituting the identity of Europe. In his exposé, Sznaider went back to the legal...
Sixth Debate
'Surveillance Rights and Freedoms in a World of Digital Devices'
David Lyon, Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada), introduced the sixth debate in the series and made a presentation on how surveillance rights and freedoms are coexisting in a world of digital devices. In his exposé, David Lyon argued that...
5th Debate
Rama Yade on 'Human rights and realpolitik: a dialogue of the deaf?’
Rama Yade, former French Secretary of State for Human Rights and for Sports under the Sarkozy government, introduced the fifth debate which addressed the situation of human rights in Europe, its coexistence with democratic security requirements and, in particular, the impact of the rise of...
4th Debate
Christiane TAUBIRA on 'Efficiency and Independence of the Judiciary'
Christiane Taubira, former Minister of Justice of France, introduced the fourth debate on Democratic Security which addressed the efficiency and independence of the judiciary. Christiane Taubira, a woman of conviction, originally from French Guiana, is widely regarded as “a free electron” in...
3rd Debate
Prof. Gilles Kepel on ‘The attacks in Paris and Brussels: Salafism and jihadism in Europe’
Gilles Kepel, Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po and at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, introduced the third debate on Democratic Security which addressed the situation in Europe in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels in 2015-2016, as well as their...
Second Debate
Alexei Venediktov, Russian Journalist, editor-in-chief at The Echo of Moscow, on 'Free and independent media to guarantee freedom of expression and democratic security'
Alexeï Venediktov, Chief Editor of the Radio Echo of Moscow since 1998, introduced the second debate which addressed freedom of expression and the role of free and independent media in strengthening democratic security in Europe. Freedom of expression is one of the essential components of...
Inaugural Debate
Inaugural Debate on 'Countering radicalisation and extremism' by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Egypt)
Speaking about the current situation in the Arab world, the Founding Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and an advisor to the Egyptian Prime Minister in matters concerning culture, science and museums, highlighted growing concerns of the population about the inability of their governments...