Trauma and Political Violence—Experts Respond
For every conflict—whether in Afghanistan, Gaza, or Yemen—there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who experience hardship,…
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9/11 Didn’t Change Us—Our Response to It Did
By Joe Young My phone rang just before 9 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.…
Why Are There So Many Political Assassinations in Brazil?
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Mariana Carvalho The 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro’s local councilor…
Viewpoint: Dispossession Is the Root Cause of Palestinian Unity
Guest post by Gary M. English Following Jeremy Pressman’s excellent post about changes within the political landscape of…
Viewpoint: Good-Bye Two-State Solution, Hello Apartheid?
By Michael Barnett A few years ago, the riots in Jerusalem over Israel’s planned eviction of Palestinians from…
Locked Down and Lashing Out: What’s Driving Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Guest post by Gemma Dipoppa, Guy Grossman, and Stephanie Zonszein During his speech commemorating the one-year anniversary of…
Countering Extremist Narratives in America
Guest post by Paul Lorenzo Johnson The escalation of activity by private militias in America transitioned from latent…
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…
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…