Uighurs in China
In 2018, a Kazakh-Chinese woman named Sayragul Sauytbay blew the whistle on the Xinjiang “re-education” camps after she…
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Why A Wall (Still) Won’t Save Us
By Alex Braithwaite and guest contributor Christopher Linebarger President Trump’s recent visit to Arizona came at a time…
When Do They Shoot? The Social Origins of Officers’ Disobedience
Guest post by Eric Hundman and Sarah E. Parkinson Between June 2 and 4, after a week of…
Protesting Against Oppression
Guest post by James C. Franklin The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, captured in a…
Could Trump Unite the Nation—Against Himself?
Guest post by Sooyeon Kang As protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery—among…
Why Do Protests Turn Violent? Blame State-Society Relations (and Not Provocateurs)
Guest post by Heather Sullivan As some protests across the country in response to George Floyd’s murder by…
Is 2020 the New 1968?
By Christian Davenport and guest contributors Adrian Arellano and Kiela Crabtree Amidst prolonged protests in cities across the…
The Political Backlash of Repressive Policing
Guest post by Travis Curtice In the United States, thousands of protestors continue to take to the streets…
Civil-Military Relations Are Broken
By Stephen Saideman Monday, June 1, 2020, was perhaps not the worst day in American civil-military relations. The…
Could A Coup d’Etat Happen in the United States in 2020?
Guest post by John Chin, Joseph Wright, and David Carter As frustration mounts over President Donald Trump’s response to…