Author: Francis Patrick O'Connor
Dr. Francis O’Connor was a postdoctoral researcher at PRIF from 2017-2019. He is currently a research associate at the Centre on Social Movement Studies (COSMOS) Florence. | Twitter: @MonageaFrancis
As the international memory of ISIS’ genocide against the Yezidi population of Şengal in Northern...
Turkey’s Invasion of Northern Syria Has Begun
Turkey’s long threatened invasion of Northern Syria has begun. Following a phone call with Tayyip...
Far-right terrorism: Academically neglected and understudied
The terrorist attack in New Zealand which resulted in 50 deaths and multiple injuries is a bloody...
War returns to Colombia
On January 17, the National Liberation Army (ELN) attacked the General Santander Police Academy...
De regreso a la guerra en Colombia
El pasado 17 de enero, un atentado del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) en la Escuela de...
The HDP’s Performance in Turkey’s Authoritarian Electoral Campaign
Contrary to some predictions prior to the election, the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Why are some Italians shooting migrants? Far-right terrorism, anti-migrant discourse and the Italian election
On Saturday February 3rd, a 28 year old far-right activist Luca Traini went on a shooting rampage...
Turkey’s Invasion of Afrin must be Halted
Turkey’s ‘Operation Olive Branch’ is a marked escalation of its campaign against the Kurdish...
The Knife Attack in Hamburg: Lone Actor Violence and Mental Illness
On the 28th of July, a 26 year old man, Ahmad A. launched a knife attack in a supermarket in the...