Israel’s assault on Gaza is about more than a fight with Hamas Brent E. Sasley - May 16, 2024 How collective memories of historical trauma factor into Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 attacks.
Good Playlist: Eastern European politics ▶️ Petia Kostadinova - February 2, 2024 An Eastern European politics scholar offers a list of videos to help students understand the region's history.
The UN set out to protect human rights 75 years ago Kelebogile Zvobgo - December 10, 2023 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was an important start – but there’s much work still ahead.
How should we think about a mass exodus of Palestinians from Gaza? Elizabeth N. Saunders and Kelly M. Greenhill - October 20, 2023 Governments and non-state actors use mass migration as a tool of war.
What are the rules of war and how do they apply in Ukraine? Michael John Williams - May 8, 2022 Investigating alleged Russian war crimes is a painstaking process
Olympic officials resisted pressure to ban Iran from the Tokyo Games Andrew Bertoli, Thandiwe Keet, and Aleksandra Smajevic - July 27, 2021 In these 9 cases, sporting authorities tried to ban a country from international competition.
Can Jews and Palestinians live peacefully in Israel? Here’s a closer look. Stephanie Dornschneider, Sarina Schäfer, Samer Halabi, Oliver Christ, Miles Hewstone, and Danit Sobol-Sarag - June 4, 2021 Three things to know about Israel's "mixed cities."
Morocco ‘weaponized’ migration to punish Spain. That’s more common than you think. Kelly M. Greenhill - June 1, 2021 My research identified four different approaches to creating ‘weapons of mass migration’
The International Criminal Court just elected a new chief prosecutor. Here’s what you need to know. Nastaran Far, Hailey Robertson, and Kelebogile Zvobgo - February 16, 2021 The ICC’s future will rest on the new prosecutor’s success in opening, trying and closing cases — and being fair
If Fire Saga really wanted to win Eurovision, this is what they needed to know Lauren Gilbert - July 3, 2020 Hint: it didn’t involve elves.