Unknown Identities: The Political Prisoners of Xinjiang
Guest post by Christoph Steinert Since spring 2017, the Chinese province Xinjiang has been the site of an…
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Conflict Minerals Legislation: Shooting at the Wrong Target… Again
Guest post by Nik Stoop and Marijke Verpoorten On January 1, 2021, the European Conflict Minerals Act came…
Initiation Rituals Within the Military: Time for a Change
Guest post by Chiara Ruffa and Annick T.R. Wibben Initiation rituals are common in modern militaries, and despite…
Why Healthy Skepticism About This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize is Warranted
Guest post by Ida Rudolfsen Today the World Food Program (WFP) receives this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The…
Gender and Political Violence
Guest post by Rose McDermott Recent commentary has noted that countries run by women have done a markedly…
Will the US Help Spread Authoritarianism?
Guest post by Filippo Costa Buranelli Is the world experiencing an authoritarian backlash? Is democracy receding while authoritarians…
Art Is a Doorway to Understanding Conflict
Anyone who has sat and stared at the vast masterpiece that is Picasso’s Guernica understands that art—painting, music,…
Questions on Torture with Joe Young
In this interview, Joe Young talks about his new book, Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use…
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…
In Defense of Zombies
Guest post by Philip Luke Johnson During the COVID-19 pandemic, many have turned, perhaps counterintuitively, to films and…