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New report by TNI on Universities and EU Border Regime with a foreword on ‘no need for defence’

A very important work has just been published by the Transnational Institute, which is relevant to all of us working in Academia.

Their new report is titled Border Labs: How Universities Power the EU Border Regime. The report is a must-read to understand the extent of the constitutive work between agencies such as Frontex and our University sector in Europe. 

I had the pleasure of writing the foreword, in which I discuss borders, the military, and the Academy through the framework of ‘no need for defence’. 

Please download, engage and circulate: https://www.tni.org/en/publication/border-labs

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Against all imperialism. Europe must open its borders

Much of what I think around Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine is contained is this powerful text from a group of Russian anarchists, appeared on CrimeThink.

I would only like to add two points. First, Western sanctions to Putin are a joke. The only one that could have meant something (on SWIFT) is too damaging to our financial extractivism, so it becomes a no-no.

Second, Europe left Ukraine alone, since 8 years already. Now the only priority must be toward Ukrainian refugees. No more camps. No more damming bureaucracy. No more unsafe routes and violence.

All borders opened, and full asylum, now!