Civil Society to the Rescue?
By Evan Perkoski and Erica Chenoweth Widespread pro-democracy protests have engulfed Belarus over claims that the recent presidential…
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Questions on Torture with Joe Young
In this interview, Joe Young talks about his new book, Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use…
What Is Going on in America?
In June, Political Violence At A Glance editors Christian Davenport and Erica Chenoweth, through the Conflict Consortium, convened…
Humiliation is the Key to Understanding Widespread Rebellion
Guest post by Mustafa Kirişçi and Ibrahim Kocaman George Floyd suffered the humiliation of dying when a police…
Movies About Political Violence to Watch… And a Few You Shouldn’t
Let’s take a break and kick off the weekend with a political violence movie night. Editor Joe Young,…
Trends in Militarized Policing: New Data and Puzzles
Guest post by Erica De Bruin In recent months, protests in support of Black Lives Matter—and the federal…
Should the UN Declare a Responsibility to Protect Americans from the Trump Administration?
By Michael Barnett Should the United Nations Security Council consider a resolution calling for a responsibility to protect…
COVID-19, Food Access, and Social Upheaval
Guest post by Ida Rudolfsen According to the World Food Program’s (WFP) latest report, the COVID-19 pandemic will…
In Defense of Zombies
Guest post by Philip Luke Johnson During the COVID-19 pandemic, many have turned, perhaps counterintuitively, to films and…