Authoritarian Tactics on US Soil
By Danielle Lupton, David T. Burbach, and Lindsay P. Cohn Over the past two weeks, Department of Homeland…
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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…
The Global Impacts of COVID-19
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected prospects for peace or conflict; political participation; and civil liberties around the…
Protesting Against Oppression
Guest post by James C. Franklin The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, captured in a…
Military Dissent Could Curb Democratic Backsliding in the US
By Deborah Avant and guest contributor Kara Kingma Neu In the wake of increasing military dissent over its…
War Isn’t (Quite) the Right Metaphor for COVID-19
Guest post by Sara Plana and Sanne Verschuren The analogy of the COVID-19 crisis as war is inescapable.…
Militaries and COVID-19: Implications for Human Rights and Democracy
By Katariina Mustasilta and Roman-Gabriel Olar Countries around the world are increasingly relying on their militaries to battle…
Electoral Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Economic Consequences
By guest contributors Austin Doctor and Stephen Bagwell The weeks leading up to Cameroon’s February 2020 parliamentary and…
The (Non)Democratic Effects of COVID-19. Which Regimes Will Recover?
Guest post by Roman-Gabriel Olar The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a threat to public health, but also…
COVID-19 and Myanmar—A Looming Humanitarian Crisis
Guest post by Shelli Israelsen On March 31, 2020, Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed its first…