Decolonization actually boosted slavery. As foreign powers withdrew from the colonies, people were enslaved by their own countrymen. And we see it in Africa, we see it in Asia. Loretta Napoleoni africaasiaboost Change image and share on social
Europeans are forever the offspring of Machiavelli, trapped in a historical rollercoaster that can bring us a monarchy-toppling French Revolution and then a few years later Napoleon Bonaparte as emperor. Loretta Napoleoni bonapartebringemperor share on social
I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and too opinionated to become a good terrorist. Loretta Napoleoni brigadecentralcommittee Change image and share on social
I've always been very interested in political violence. When I finished high school, I did a small dissertation about political violence and fascism in Italy. Loretta Napoleoni dissertationfascismfinish Change image and share on social
Now, I am not saying that there is one single type of individual who is a better type of terrorist than another. What I am saying is that the circumstances that push certain individuals over the edge, to become terrorists, are generally very, very similar. Loretta Napoleoni circumstanceedgegenerally share on social