The Environmental Making of Sendero Luminoso: Drought, Famine, and Revolution in the Peruvian Andes, 1983–1986 …In particular, I coordinated the publication of a special issue of Global Environment on “The Environmental and Ecological Impact of Guerrilla and Irregular Warfare.” In that issue, I published the…
In Search of Popular Sovereignty: British Rule and the Great Revolt (1936–39) in Palestine …greatest mass mobilization in Palestinian national history; it was also the most protracted anticolonial rebellion anywhere in the Arab world during the interwar period. My book examines the social origins,…
Hurt Sentiments and Blasphemy in South Asia …resurgence of secularism as a state ideology in India and Bangladesh as a consequence of the 1971 war. In doing so, the book reveals how the various ideologies of India,…
Welcome to Our 2025 HFG Distinguished Scholars …peacebuilders in Africa; the potential for improving interethnic relations in Israel by diversifying primary education teaching staffs; policing structures in Brazil, El Salvador, and Honduras; and early-warning systems for violence….
In Practice Landing Page …violence or offers new perspectives on current or recent conflicts. Contributors connect their findings to urgent challenges such as the impact of third-party diplomacy on conflicts like the war in…
‘The Potential for Terrorism Is Pretty Frightening’: A Conversation with Gary LaFree …killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO and recent cases of antisemitic violence motivated by the war in Gaza. Or maybe you think I’m overreacting to a few isolated examples. I don’t…
HFG Welcomes its 2025 Emerging Scholars …knowledge on the nature, consequences, and reduction of violence in its many forms, including war, crime, and human aggression. For more information contact: Nyeleti Honwana, Program Officer info@hfg.org | 646.428.0971…
“Tensions Are Very High”: Ahead of Côte d’Ivoire’s Controversial Presidential Election, Peace and Reconciliation Remain Unfinished …strains have lingered in Côte d’Ivoire since the early 2000s, when political competition and disputed election results sparked two wars that killed thousands of people and displaced over a million…
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…
“Ordinary People Are Really Not All That Extreme”: A Conversation with Matthew Levendusky Matthew Levendusky Photo: John Pankratz, Albright College Newsweek reports that a “Plurality of Americans Believe ‘Civil War’ Likely in Next Decade.” The Atlantic documents “The Doom Spiral of Pernicious Polarization.”…
