Have humans really gotten nicer and better at making war?
Are we entering a new ‘threat wave’?

How many things go ‘bump in the night’ and how many can we keep an eye on?

On April 29, 1975 a South African Jew took 20 people hostage at the Israeli Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa

Episode 91 – Phil Gurski talks to Uyghur activist Kayum Masimov, Project Manager at Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project

On April 28, 1903 members of the Boatmen blew up the French vessel Guadalquivir as it lay in Thessaloniki harbour, killing absolutely no one
African governments say that opposition leaders are terrorists to prevent them from running for office.

On April 27, 2011 a bomb targeted the head of engineering and nanotechnology at a Mexican university in an anti-technology’ attack.

On April 26, 2003 a bomb ripped through a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at Jakarta’s airport, injuring 11 people

Hindu fundamentalism and extremism in India are complicating efforts to control COVID-19 and leading to unnecessary deaths

On this day in 2009 11 children were killed by a bomb placed outside a girls’ school in Pakistan after they mistook the device for a toy