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Why are some places affected by violence and disorder while others enjoy peace and stability? From the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts, “Root of Conflict” analyzes violent confl...

In this episode, we speak with Chidi Blyden, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs and former Deputy Chief Exec...

In this episode, we share a recent panel at the Harris School of Public Policy on the U.S. intervention in Iran with former White house offi...

In this episode, we speak with Kennette Benedict, a senior advisor to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and lecturer at the Harris Schoo...

In this episode, we speak with activist and journalist Emma Ashford from the Stimson Center on international security and US foreign policy....

In this episode, we speak with activist and journalist Emma DeSouza on peacebuilding in Northern Ireland 28 years after the signing of the G...

In this episode, we share a recent panel at the Harris School of Public Policy on the what comes next for Venezuela with University of Chica...

In this brief, we speak with Pegah Banihashemi about recent protests in Iran. We discuss how this wave of protests differs from those of pri...

In this episode, we speak with Foreign Policy staff writer John Haltiwanger about his experiences reporting on conflict and national securit...

In this episode, we speak with Professor Anjali Adukia from the University of Chicago about her research on restorative practices in schools...

In this episode, Professor Benjamin Lessing unpacks the dynamics of organized crime and informal governance in Brazil. He discusses how extr...

This episode explores the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the lens of historical legacies, regional dynamics, a...

This episode features Professor Roger Myerson, Nobel Laureate (2007) and Professor at the University of Chicago. We discuss the war in Ukrai...

This episode features Professor Rebecca J. Wolfe, senior lecturer and Executive Director of International Policy & Development at the Harris...

This episode explores strategies for finding consensus between the government and rebel insurgencies. We spoke with Sergio Jaramillo Caro, f...

How can social entrepreneurship help end violent conflict? In this episode, John Marks, founder of “Search for Common Ground”, an internatio...

Karl Popper once said, “Open societies are their own worst enemies.” In this episode, Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, former prime minister o...

Defining successful antiterrorism strategies is challenging. With groundbreaking research in the history of political violence, terrorism, a...

How can the West learn from Africa? Professor James Robinson, director of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Confl...

What are the key legal principles that govern the conduct of war and protect human rights? In this episode, we speak with Professor Kathleen...

How is law understood and used by different actors during political transitions to achieve peace? In this episode, we speak with Professor L...

How does the United States coordinate with regional partners to promote human rights in North Korea? In this episode, we speak with Ambassad...

How do stories give new perspectives to conflict and peace? In this episode, we speak with Juanita Vélez, a journalist and political scienti...

What is the role of narratives within the political economy of development? In this episode, we speak with Professor Raul Sanchez de la Sier...

What factors hindered Tunisia's democratic transition after the Arab Spring? In this episode, we speak with Professor Daniel Brumberg, a Pro...

What is the history of Kashmir’s path to self-determination? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Hafsa Kanjwal, an assistant professor of Sou...

What kind of ethical concerns should researchers think about when deciding to take on a project? In this episode, we speak with Professor Au...

How do war and conflict give rise to gender-based violence? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Maliha Chishti, an assistant instructional pr...

What is the role of mothers in counterterrorism efforts? Within conflict, women have traditionally been viewed as victims that need protecti...

How are authoritarian elites and their collaborators handled in the aftermath of democratic transitions? The modern discipline of documentin...

What role did Kurdish women play in Iran's protests last year? The death of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iranian authorities sparked mas...

What mental models underpin international development? And how do they hold back actors working in conflict-affected countries? In this epis...

What does an interrupted democratic transition look like? In this episode, we speak to Dr. Ibrahim Elbadawi, managing director of the Econom...

What is the human toll of the U.S. immigration bureaucracy? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Chiara Galli, a sociologist at the University...

How can geography explain Brexit and Britain’s changing relationship with the rest of the world? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Ian Morr...

How can we imagine liberation under colonial rule? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Somdeep Sen, a post-colonial studies professor at Rosk...

When does the force of argument become stronger than the argument of force? In this episode, we speak with Jon McCourt, a community peace ac...

How do civilians cope while living in a country at war? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Greta Uehling, a cultural anthropologist at the U...

The Republic of Somaliland is a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa. Declaring independence from Somalia in 1991, Somaliland is a...

How do ex-combatants transition back into society after conflict? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Erin McFee, a political anthropologist...

How do war and displacement disproportionately impact women? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Lina Haddad Kreidie, a political psychologis...

How does African philosophy shape African political institutions? And how have they evolved separately from European models of statehood and...

What should we learn from the aftermath of the US War in Afghanistan? And what decisions could’ve brought a better outcome? The fall of Kabu...

How is the Myanmar military exacerbating human rights abuse in the country? In February 2021, the Myanmar military initiated a coup – throwi...

What are African solutions to African challenges? And how can African agency act as a counterpoint to the divisions and legacy of colonialis...

How do non-profits navigate changes in humanitarian aid policy? And how is the philanthropic sector evolving? In this episode, we speak with...

What makes conflict win out over compromise? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Chris Blattman, an acclaimed expert on violence and conflict...

How does disinformation fuel modern conflict? In this episode, we speak with Nina Jankowicz, an expert on disinformation and a Global Fellow...

How can we build more peaceful, resilient societies? In this episode, we speak with Steve Killelea, a global philanthropist focused on peace...

What are the prospects for peace in Yemen and how do we hold international actors accountable? In this episode, we speak with Afrah Nasser,...

Can intergroup contact build social cohesion after conflict? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Salma Mousa, a political scientist studying...