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  • Civil Unrest and Violent Suppression in Iran

    November 28, 2022

    People rise when civil unrest is met with violent suppression. This statement was confirmed following the violent events of the 1972 Iranian revolution, and it certainly holds true during Iran's…

  • Dean C. Alexander: The New Administration’s Challenges with Confronting the Islamic State/ISIL

    January 14, 2017

    Save the Date: January 12, 2017 Dean C. Alexander is Director, Homeland Security Research Program and Professor, Homeland Security at the School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration at Western…

  • The Paradox of Poverty and Wealth in Africa

    May 15, 2023

    The exploitation of the continent of Africa’s wealth and resources is not unprecedented. The modern exploitation of its resources is a cycle of history reflecting the "Scramble for Africa" in…

  • Vive La Révolution: Making Sense of the French Pension Reform Protests

    April 25, 2023

    For three months now, millions of French citizens have been taking part in the largest mass demonstrations seen in the country since the Crisis of ‘68. In France’s largest cities,…

  • Clashes between Sudan military factions

    April 18, 2023

    Beginning around Friday, April 14, fighting between two rival military factions erupted in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Humanitarian workers and diplomats have been caught in the crossfire as the…

  •  Post Earthquake Aid Crisis in Turkey and Syria

    March 22, 2023

    Following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023, both countries have suffered over 43,000 deaths and shortages of basic human needs. The inability to…

  • Labor Strikes: At Home & Abroad

    March 13, 2023

    Just before Christmas 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order, effectively blocking what would have been a nationwide railroad strike right at one of the busiest economic periods…

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