Etel Solingen
Etel Solingen is a distinguished professor and Tierney Chair in Global Peace at the University…
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The Future of Democracy and the Rule of Law – Challenges in the International Arena
Around the world, democracy is being challenged as never before. Many Western democracies, including the…
Beyond Blood Avocados
On July 14, 2021, ten people were reportedly abducted by armed men in Loma de Bácum, an…
Stephan Haggard
Stephan Haggard is Distinguished Research Professor at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy…
Tai Ming Cheung
Tai Ming Cheung is director of the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and…
American Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories Is Smaller Than You Think
Headlines seem to suggest that disinformation and belief in conspiracies are big problems in the…
Book Talk: Is the U.S. Headed Toward Civil War?
The release of your book, How Civil Wars Start, coincides with the grim anniversary of…
Alumni Confidential: Kathleen Hancock
You are an associate professor of political science at the Colorado School of Mines, an…
New Research Program Analyzes Public Perceptions of Nuclear Weapons
Led by Neil Narang—a UC Santa Barbara associate professor and IGCC research director for U.S. and…
Remembering Herb York
The title of York’s autobiography, Making Weapons, Talking Peace, encapsulates the seemingly contradictory nature of…
Will the U.S. Go to War Over Taiwan?
Tensions have been rising in the Taiwan Strait. Beijing has ramped up political and military…
Book Talk: Culture, Personality, Gender and War
I think we often assume that decisions to go to war are made by well-informed…
Do Israeli Policies Deter Violence?
Wars today are fought most often, not directly between adversaries, but through proxies. Think the…
Alumni Confidential: David Palkki
How did you become interested in political science and international relations? I’m a member of…
Book Talk: Elections Are Under Threat–How Can We Protect Them?
Don’t have time to listen to the whole interview? Go straight to Lauren’s discussion of:…
The Uncertain Future of Global Supply Chains
We depend on global supply chains for everything from phones to medicine to clothes and…
Turning the Tools of the Liberal International Order Upside Down
In recent years, scholars and journalists have documented declines in democracy worldwide—from Latin America, to…
Alumni Confidential: Brenda Seaver
How did you initially become interested in democratization and international relations—subjects you studied in graduate…
Alumni Confidential: Steven Lobell
You’re an expert on U.S. foreign policy, the rise and decline of great powers, international…
The Rise of Authoritarian Regional International Organizations
Over the last few decades, the number and influence of regional international organizations (RIOs) with…