Join HFG for a virtual conversation on Wednesday, May 28 at 1 pm ET, in which Eric Min discuss when, why, and how interstate war can be settled through negotiated settlements.

Join HFG for a virtual conversation on Wednesday, May 28 at 1 pm ET, in which UCLA, assistant professor Eric Min will discuss when, why, and how belligerents negotiate and under what conditions negotiation leads to peaceful resolution.

Join HFG next month for the year’s first Knowledge Against Violence speaker series event: a presentation by Vally Koubi based on her forthcoming HFG Research and Policy in Brief publication. Professor Koubi will answer questions about the conditions under which climate change and insecurity exacerbate violent conflict. 1 – 2:30 p.m. ET.

In “Pathways to Conflict: How Climate Change Fuels Violence” based on her forthcoming HFG Research and Policy in Brief publication, professor Valli Koubi answered questions about the conditions under which climate change and insecurity exacerbate violent conflict.

“Violence and the Law at War” examines the legality of violence and the weaponization of international law. With a focus on the U.S. and Israel and wars in Iraq and Palestine as well as the recent withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, Dr. Jones seeks to answer: “What is the relationship between violence and law?”

Beth Lew-Williams will discuss her research on anti-Chinese violence in the US West, consider the broader history of anti-Asian violence, and reflect on the implications for present-day efforts at reconciliation.

Exploring the ways in which former soldiers maintain and ‘reuse’ their military training for survival, in contexts of violent inner cities with high unemployment, Dr. Maringira’s talk, “Soldiers in Exile,” will offer new insights into demilitarization and the need to assist former combatants.

“Intimate Partner Violence and Armed Conflict in Colombia” explores Dr. Restrepo-Ruiz’s research on the direct and indirect effects of the Colombian armed conflict with a focus on how it is associated with women’s increased risk of intimate partner violence and mental health problems. 

Dr. Simi’s presentation examined the current U.S. socio-political landscape through a discussion of his work on white supremacist groups, the rise of far-right extremism, and the re-emergence of long standing prejudices in the U.S. and around the world.

What’s behind the war in Ukraine, and what is next? Why did the Unites States remain so long in Afghanistan? What’s driving gun violence in so many US cities? Dr. Blattman will talk about how these disparate kinds of conflict have surprisingly many things in common, and will talk about what decades of social science […]