IGCC Postdoctoral Fellowship Hosts Culminating Conference in Washington, DC
On May 25, 2022, the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)…
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What Ukraine Is Teaching Us About Geoeconomics
Tai Ming Cheung Given that we’ve come all this way and we have all these…
Florence Conference Highlights Role of Economic and Technological Conflict
When Marc De Vore, a senior lecturer at St. Andrews University in Scotland, first heard…
Reflecting on Coup Risk in Mali
On May 17, the Malian government released a televised statement claiming that soldiers attempted to stage…
Ukraine Series: Will Taiwan Be the Next Ukraine?
There’s been a lot of talk recently about how what is going on in Europe…
The Links Between ISIS Propaganda and Terrorist Attacks
In September of 2014, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, the chief propagandist for the Islamic State in…
Education Reduced Crime in Mexico: Broader Welfare Can Do Even More
Many scholars have suggested that education can reduce crime, either by changing individual values or incentives, by integrating individuals…
Why Is Russia Being So Brutal in Ukraine?
Evidence of war crimes and atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine is…
Ukraine Series: How the War In Ukraine Is Affecting African Economies
The reverberations of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are being felt worldwide. What is the impact…
Other Peoples’ Wars
In 2014, Carlos (not his real name), a 41-year-old computer science school drop-out from a…
Does Putin Need Street Support to Stay in Power?
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, people across the world have taken to the streets to…
Ukraine Series: Understanding the Humanitarian Implications of Ukraine
I want to start by asking you to describe what is the current humanitarian situation…
How Historical Analogies Woke Up the West
Policymakers, activists, and ordinary people often make analogies between past and present, for example, by…
Ukraine Series: What Does Ukraine Mean for the Future of Democracy?
In a speech in Warsaw on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Biden framed it as…
Beware the Backlash
Almost immediately after launching its invasion of Ukraine, Russia became a pariah state. Its violation…
Emilie Hafner-Burton Introduces Future of Democracy Initiative
You co-lead, with IGCC expert Christina Schneider, a new IGCC initiative on the Future of…
Ukraine Series: Miscalculations, Unexpected Resolve, and How the War Might End
Most military crises diffuse well short of actual armed conflict. Why do you think in…
Why Widespread Sexual Violence Is Likely in Ukraine
Sexual violence has not received much attention in the coverage of the war in Ukraine.…
Ukraine Series: The Economic War Against Russia
The Russian offensive in Ukraine has been carried out along fairly traditional lines—airstrikes, heavy artillery,…
Ukraine Series: China’s Evolving Relationship with Russia
The invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight on Russia’s relationship with China—the world’s other…