Mediterranean: Beware of the New Social Brigades
Sergio Romano, Corriere della Sera (in Italian) | January 28, 2009
The Red Brigades, a communist inspired terrorist group which emerged in Italy in the 70s, have been substituted by new social brigades (NSB), a different name but no less nocuous. ++ Deprived of a strong political culture, NSB take advantage of social malaise to recruit followers. ++ The economic crisis provides conducive conditions for this new group to flourish; the most exposed countries are those where economic growth has been accompanied by corruption and administrative inefficiency: the Mediterranean once again.
Tags: | Economic crisis |
financial crisis |
red brigades |
new social brigades |
Italy |
Mediterranean |
globalization |
social malaise |