On March 15, an Australian-born, white-supremacist attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The death toll stands at fifty, with dozens more still in hospital with injuries. In addition to the scope of casualties, the gunman live-streamed the assault on Facebook, and the video quickly spread across other social media platforms despite efforts to remove it. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned the attack and called for unity: “What has happened in Christchurch is an extraordinary act of unprecedented violence. It has no place in New Zealand. Many of those affected will be members of our migrant communities – New Zealand is their home – they are us.” In this RPI Policy Alert, we review the Rising Powers’ responses to the attack. Read it here.
