Nick Buxton
Biographic Data
| ID | 6737198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Buxton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Buxton |
| SIGNATURE | BUXTON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The War Complex
This article examines the role of the Military-Security-Technology-Industrial Complex (MSTIC) in the hegemonic rise of militarism globally, unprecedented levels of military spending, and the unleashing of new wars, particularly by the US. The article explores how the ‘War on Terror' and subsequent geopolitical tensions, such as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, have fueled militarization, surveillance, and the securitization of social issues like mig…
COP 21 Charades
UN Climate talks have become an annual fixture on the global diplomatic calendar since 1995. Some have been praised, others denounced, but the levels of greenhouse gas emissions have risen regardless year-on-year. This essay and eyewitness account argues that the Paris COP 21 talks like its predecessors failed to deliver a meaningful result, judged from either a scientific or social justice point-of-view. However it did reveal the presence of a g…
The Secure and the Dispossessed
The Invisible Summit
Nick Buxton, communications officer for Transnational Institute, reports from the UN summit, revealing how calls for radical change within the UN were consistently blocked by G8 nations opposed to any democratisation of decision-making related to the global economy. Nick Buxton, funcionario de comunicaciones para el Instituto Trasnacional, reporta desde la cumbre de las Naciones Unidas, revelando cómo las llamadas a un cambio radical dentro de la…
COP 21 Charades
UN Climate talks have become an annual fixture on the global diplomatic calendar since 1995. Some have been praised, others denounced, but the levels of greenhouse gas emissions have risen regardless year-on-year. This essay and eyewitness account argues that the Paris COP 21 talks like its predecessors failed to deliver a meaningful result, judged from either a scientific or social justice point-of-view. However it did reveal the presence of a g…
The Invisible Summit
Nick Buxton, communications officer for Transnational Institute, reports from the UN summit, revealing how calls for radical change within the UN were consistently blocked by G8 nations opposed to any democratisation of decision-making related to the global economy. Nick Buxton, funcionario de comunicaciones para el Instituto Trasnacional, reporta desde la cumbre de las Naciones Unidas, revelando cómo las llamadas a un cambio radical dentro de la…
The Invisible Summit
Nick Buxton, communications officer for Transnational Institute, reports from the UN summit, revealing how calls for radical change within the UN were consistently blocked by G8 nations opposed to any democratisation of decision-making related to the global economy. Nick Buxton, funcionario de comunicaciones para el Instituto Trasnacional, reporta desde la cumbre de las Naciones Unidas, revelando cómo las llamadas a un cambio radical dentro de la…
The Secure and the Dispossessed
COP 21 Charades
UN Climate talks have become an annual fixture on the global diplomatic calendar since 1995. Some have been praised, others denounced, but the levels of greenhouse gas emissions have risen regardless year-on-year. This essay and eyewitness account argues that the Paris COP 21 talks like its predecessors failed to deliver a meaningful result, judged from either a scientific or social justice point-of-view. However it did reveal the presence of a g…
The War Complex
This article examines the role of the Military-Security-Technology-Industrial Complex (MSTIC) in the hegemonic rise of militarism globally, unprecedented levels of military spending, and the unleashing of new wars, particularly by the US. The article explores how the ‘War on Terror' and subsequent geopolitical tensions, such as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, have fueled militarization, surveillance, and the securitization of social issues like mig…
Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Cartography (1 work) · Climate change (1 work) · Climate Change and Geoengineering (1 work) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (1 work) · Climate justice (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)