The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …in Fin-de-Siècle Algeria and France Paul Staniland (Political Science, University of Chicago). Governing Coercion: States and Violence in Asia Harry Verhoeven (Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford). When Comrades…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …Borderland Society: Genocide and Mass Violence in Subcarpathian Rus Henning Tamm (Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford). The Dynamics of Transnational Alliances in Africa, 1990-2010 Gene Tempest (History, Yale…
By Right of War: The Discipline and Practice of International Law in Imperial Russia, 1868–1917 …demonstrated, international law of war (now often termed “international humanitarian law”) took form and was codified in the latter half of the nineteenth century. It emerged from a series of…
How Emerging Diseases Can Spread Conflict and Violence …is based on research by Ore Koren, an associate professor of international relations and methodology in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University Bloomington, and a 2022 HFG Distinguished…
HFG Staff …interdisciplinary science, international health, and economic development. A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Rosenfield is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and received her Ph.D. from…
Words of War: Does Negotiation End or Extend Conflict? …help settle wars—or when it can be exploited by belligerents to potentially win them.” In his March 26 article for HFG, Min applied his theory to current international conflicts: In…
“Protectors or Predators: Understanding Urban Gang Violence Around the World” Panel …Moderator: Thomas Abt | Council on Criminal Justice & University of Maryland Watch Video Below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btvuNhkPf2E Nicholas Barnes is a Lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St….
Seeing Like a Peacebuilder: An Ethnography of International Intervention Why do international peace interventions so often fail to reach their full potential? To answer this question, I conducted several years of research in conflict zones around the world, including…
International Sanctions against Violent Actors In International Sanctions against Violent Actors, Dursun Peksen, Professor of Political Science at the University of Memphis, examines the extent to which international sanctions affect political violence committed by state…
Nuclear Complacency: A Report from Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation …and just war. In recent years, nuclear capabilities have grown, while restraints are weakening, and principles are eroding. On April 15, 2025, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in…
