follow bold link above for audio “It used to be that countries waged war against each other on a battlefield. But now cities are the new conflict zone. From London to Madrid, Baghdad to Nairobi, and Beirut to Mogadishu, civilians on their way to work or just having lunch are caught in the cross-fire. And it’s not just terrorism threatening daily life in the city. Climate change, drug cartels and political revolutions all feed a ballooning security industry that promises us safety. IDEAS Contributor Hassan Ghedi Santur explores what happens when our neighbourhoods become high value targets, with:
David Kilcullen, Counter-insurgency expert and the author of Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla.
Rasna Warah, Nairobi-based writer and journalist.
Ahmed Fadaam, A native of Baghdad. He lived through the U.S invasion of Iraq.
Jennifer Hyndman, Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University.
Abdul Haji, Businessman based in Nairobi, and one of the armed civilians involved in helping people during the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi.
Kevin Walby, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at University of Winnipeg.
Dr. Ameet Aggarwal, Nairobi-based Gestalt therapist and Naturopathic doctor.
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