…costly infighting, most notably when the so-called Islamic State broke away to establish a rival political-religious project in 2013–14. Repeated foreign-backed attempts to unify Syria’s rebel factions behind a central…

…In this book project, I cross political and territorial boundaries to bring together cases of censorship that allegedly “hurt sentiments” of individuals and religious communities. The landmark lawsuits that I…

…which the robust scholarship, activism, and diplomacy of the past 80 years have been replaced by public indifference, political de-prioritization, and military buildup of these weapons. Read the report (PDF)…

…success as a platform to try to pivot into political positions, though they were largely unsuccessful. I sought to understand the crisis from the resident perspective; to contextualize the historical,…

…signs of war weariness. So, what might Schwartz’s Dovish Reputation Theory mean in today’s era of heightened geopolitical competition and conflicts in Ukraine, Venezuela, and, most recently, Iran? It is…

…to high-capacity weapons, building more effective early-warning systems, and creating a reliable process for data collection could greatly reduce the frequency and toll of this very American type of violence….

…assert and maintain white dominance. In doing so, she exhorts scholars, policymakers, and law enforcement officials to understand and address disparate acts of violence as part of a larger movement….

As recent history shows, police often treat peaceful protests as if they are riots or fail to prevent violence with early action. Authors Edward Maguire and Megan Oakley provide a…

…project will continue to investigate is that between war and cultural responses in times of violence and transgression. So far, intermarriage seems to be a primary factor in cultural change….

Since the end of the Cold War, ethnic conflicts scattered all over the world and often taking place within nations (intrastate) have been the most prevalent form of global violence….