Posts by Carrick Ryan

About Carrick Ryan

Carrick Ryan worked for almost 10 years with the Australian Federal Police, spending much of that time in the Joint Counter Terrorism Team. He now works as a consultant in the private sector. He has a bachelor degree in media and communications, and a master degree in international relations. View all posts by Carrick Ryan →

29 Apr

Science & Health

Has Covid destroyed our trust in experts?

15/07/2022
By Carrick Ryan
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It started with a tweet. On 14 January 2020, as the world waited anxiously for news about the emerging virus in Wuhan, the World Health...

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13 Dec

Philosophy & Psychology

When beliefs become deadly

07/09/2022
By Carrick Ryan
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After five years of working for the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, where I was consumed by the persistent and genuine threat of Islamic ...

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11 Nov

In defence of democracy

09/09/2022
By Carrick Ryan
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In 1989, as the Soviet Union crumbled, historian Francis Fukuyama now infamously proclaimed "the end of history". His reasoning was tha...

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