Internet Blackouts, Rethinking US Tools of Engagement, Our Fellows’ Showcase, and More.
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Internet blackouts — when internet service is shut down in a country or region — have become common over the last decade. But who gets to decide when these disruptions are necessary? Things That Go Boom host Laicie Heeley talks to Mazin Riyadh, a student at the University of Mosul; Dr. Patricia Vargas, a Fellow at the Information Society Project and the Internet Society; and Zuha Siddiqui, a journalist, on this episode. Listen and subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get your podcasts to receive a new episode every two weeks.
The proclivity for military intervention has defined US foreign policy in recent decades. In this installment of “Adults in a Room,” Sidita Kushi, Monica Duffy Toft, Madison Schramm, and Bruce Jentleson discuss the United States’ reliance on military force as a primary tool of engagement and ask: Can that change??
The Creative Capsule Residency — an eight-month program by Inkstick Media and Bombshelltoe Policy x Arts Collective — completed its first year. The residents will present their projects next week via Zoom on September 14, 2023, at noon EST. Sign up for the showcase here. And learn about one of our residents, Dr. Chantell Murphy, here.?
Finally, we’re conducting our first audience survey, and we’d be grateful if you could fill it out here. We appreciate your feedback so much that we will place each entry with an email address attached to a drawing for a $100 Grubhub gift card! We’ll hold that drawing on September 13th.
There’s more, so check out the rest of the pieces below.
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This week on Inkstick Media:
“Who Gets to Shut it All Down?” by Things That Go Boom (September 4)
From thwarting political protests to preventing cheating on school exams, we’re diving into the who, what, and why of internet blackouts worldwide. And we’re asking: What exactly are the rules here in the US?
“From Rebels to Targets: The Perilous Path to Peace in Colombia” by Mie Hoejris Dahl (September 5)
The reincorporation camps were initially created to provide safe spaces for ex-combatants to demobilize and begin their process of reintegration into civilian life. Instead, the peace signatories and their families living there received death threats.
“Stuck in Our Ways” by Sidita Kushi, Monica Duffy Toft, Madison Schramm, and Bruce Jentleson (September 6)
While the strategy of primacy understands the biggest global threats as arising from rogue, failed, or non-democratic states, it does not link US hegemony and militarism to the worsening of these same challenges.
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“Who We Are — Meet Dr. Chantell Murphy, a Rock-Climbing Nuclear Nonproliferation Expert and Filmmaker, and Creative Capsule Year One Resident” by Molly Hurley (September 6)
Although rock climbing and nuclear nonproliferation seem unrelated, Dr. Chantell Murphy, a nuclear engineer currently based in New Mexico with over a decade of experience in rock climbing and nuclear safeguards, has been working to uncover hidden connections between these far-flung fields.?
“Beneath the State: Part II” by Kelsey D. Atherton (September 7)
The process of converting land from European claims to new states was rarely done all at once at the negotiating table. First, actions were taken below the level of overt war, which changed political reality enough to set up a negotiated handover.
“India is Well-Positioned to Take Advantage of the US-China Rivalry” by Abdul Moiz Khan (September 7)
The growing competition between the United States and China is shifting the theater of competition from the Euro-Atlantic to the Asia-Pacific region. India is taking advantage of this situation by posing as a possible balancer to China.
“Human Fallibility: A Critical Hole in Global Faith in Nuclear Security” by Orlando Bell (September 8)
With misread signals, communications flaws, corruptible commanders, miswiring, and accidental detonations already existing in the historical record, are we certain we wish to continue gambling on the security of nuclear safety systems??
–From the desk of Sahar Khan, managing editor of Inkstick Media. ?