Gender and White Supremacist Violence
Guest post by Elin Bjarnegård and Jennifer M. Piscopo Political leaders, media commentators, and academics have swiftly and…
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The Escalatory Nature of Violence in Undermining (American) Democracy
By Joe Young In the wake of violent riots, today the United States inaugurates the 46th president of…
The US Designates Yemen’s Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Guest post by Marta Furlan As the clock ticks for the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
An Illustrated Glossary of Political Violence
By Emily Hencken Ritter and Christian Davenport. Art by Sequential Potential. On January 6, 2020, a pro-Trump mob…
The Political Costs of Abusing Human Rights
Guest post by Rebecca Cordell As countries around the world continue to battle a deadly pandemic, another crisis…
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…
White Supremacists Are a National Security Threat
By Navin Bapat The risk of terrorism is often overstated. Americans are more likely to die from everyday…
The Attack on the Capitol Was a Success. So What Happens Next?
By Evan Perkoski For the first time since 1814, unauthorized forces took control of the United States Capitol…
Unrest in America: An Interview with Barbara Walter
Riots in the nation’s capital were a wake-up call to many Americans who never envisioned an insurrection following…
In Washington, D.C.
By Joseph Young Any PhD student who studies Comparative Politics can tell you (after reading Adam Przeworksi’s work…