Author: Matthias Monroy

  • “Thin blue line”: German police trainer warns against radicalisation

    “Thin blue line”: German police trainer warns against radicalisation

    Police sometimes see themselves as the last “blue line” against chaos and crime. Various police stations also tweet about this self-image, which is popular among right-wing officers. Websites where police employees  also participate sell patches, mugs and shirts with the…

  • New CILIP website collects fatal police shootings

    New CILIP website collects fatal police shootings

    A striking number of people are killed by police in their own homes, and in many cases the victims were in a psychologically exceptional situation. A new website prepares information on police shootings from 1976 in a novel form. Written…

  • Unrestrained killer robots in Geneva

    Unrestrained killer robots in Geneva

    A UN convention on lethal autonomous weapons systems is not in sight For more than seven years, several dozen states have been discussing a possible ban on autonomous killer robots at the United Nations (UN). So far, the talks have…

  • EU development aid: Italy is gifting more surveillance technology to the Libyan coastguard

    EU development aid: Italy is gifting more surveillance technology to the Libyan coastguard

    With a mobile maritime monitoring centre, EU member states hope to improve the migration deterrence of authorities in Libya. The delivery with an Italian warship is also a signal to Turkey. Libya has received new technology for monitoring the Mediterranean…