Category: Race & Security
10 Articles
- Middle East & North Africa
- Race & Security
A Dangerous Echo of Iraq’s Past: Syria’s Minorities in a Post‑Assad Era
As Syria emerges from the shadow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the country faces a critical crossroads. The country’s transitional phase since December 2024 has become…
April 28, 2025
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Race & Security
Left Behind: The Rohingya Crisis and the World’s Failure to Act
The Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, face what the United Nations has termed a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Despite this strong condemnation,…
November 25, 2024
- Race & Security
Back from the USSR: How Russian Information Warfare Continues the Legacy of Exploiting Racial Tensions
In the 1930s, the Soviet Union promoted the concept of “Southern Autonomous State,” an independent state in the South of the United States. As part of this effort,…
June 10, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Race & Security
Why the Armenians of Artsakh Surrendered: Takeaways from Interviews with Refugees
As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, another longstanding conflict simultaneously flared up unnoticed. After a 10-month siege that held the Armenians of Nagorno…
April 19, 2024
- Race & Security
The Great Replacement Theory and Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists
In February, a convoy of trucks calling themselves “Take our border back” traveled from Virginia to the Texas-Mexico border to show support for the Texas government …
April 16, 2024
- Race & Security
- The Americas
Seeing the Other: Looking Beyond the Politics at the Southwest Border
The Southwest land border, also known as the United States-Mexico border, has been at the forefront of national political attention. Republican leaders have called out Democrats,…
April 11, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Race & Security
Reparations and Realpolitik: Lessons from Italy and Libya
The renewed interest in the consequences of colonialism worldwide sees former European colonial powers face increasing calls to pay reparations to the territories and people they…
February 8, 2023
- Race & Security
- Technology
Anti-Asian Racism: A Hurdle for American Tech Innovation
Left ignored, anti-Asian racism in the U.S. may dampen new talents’ enthusiasm to immigrate, hurting American strength in technological innovation. According to numbers…
November 7, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Race & Security
Lest We Ever Forget: Remebering The World’s Oppressed In The Face Of New Wars
Russia’s war in Ukraine not only victimizes Ukrainians but also negatively impacts minorities throughout the world. By encompassing almost all of the United State’s public,…
April 20, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Race & Security
Democracy, Race, And Ukraine
The Russian violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty has brought the former Eastern Bloc country to the forefront of news cycles. Democratic countries standing up to the autocratic…
March 25, 2022