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Dissent, Protest, and Palestine-Israel: Restrictions on Civic Space During Violent Conflict
December 3, 2024
10:00 AM — 11:30 AM EST

Join the Carnegie Endowment’s Middle East program for a panel discussion moderated by Ishaan Tharoor, a Washington Post global affairs columnist, featuring editors of the new volume and legal scholars examining the book’s major findings and wider implications for speech and protest on college campuses and beyond.

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The Election Brought Little Change for Women in Politics

But broad patterns obscured two noteworthy trends.

· November 18, 2024
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commentary
Emissary
Will Trump Govern as a Strongman?

Four crucial signals can inform us about whether America’s authoritarian descent is real.

· November 7, 2024
Suppressing Dissent: Shrinking Civic Space, Transnational Repression and Palestine–Israel
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Suppressing Dissent: Shrinking Civic Space, Transnational Repression and Palestine–Israel

Civic space is shrinking across the globe. Every year, human rights defenders, humanitarians, social justice activists, and their organizations face new threats in their ability to advocate for change, organize campaigns, or protest against oppressive policies. Nowhere is this crisis of civil society more acute than in the context of dissent and speech related to Palestine–Israel.

· November 7, 2024
Oneworld
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Deciphering the Indian American Vote
October 31, 2024

A discussion about the political inclinations of Indian Americans in the leadup to the 2024 election

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Democracy and the New Media Landscape
October 23, 2024

2024 is a critical year for democracy around the world, and Californians understand democracy to be an international, national, and local issue. Carnegie California’s new survey shows that Californians are widely supportive of a U.S. foreign policy that advances democracy and human rights.

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In The Media
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What Is the Potential for Political Violence Post-Election and Now?

A conversation about the potential for violence in these final days leading up to the election and in the days and weeks after Nov. 5.

· October 21, 2024
Here & Now (WBUR)
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Q&A
Emissary
Gaza’s Intensifying Humanitarian Catastrophe

Where it stands, and how to move forward.

  • David M. Satterfield
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  • Scott Anderson, 
  • Jeremy Konyndyk, 
  • Ambassador David M. Satterfield, 
  • Katherine Wilkens
· October 11, 2024
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Emissary
Helene Survivors’ Next Battle: A Ragged Federal Disaster Recovery System

Congressional paralysis has strained a system already reeling from more frequent and severe natural disasters.

· October 2, 2024
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New Cities and Capitals: The Future of Urban Planning
September 25, 2024

We are in an era in which states seek to demonstrate their power and values through the construction of new cities. This new wave of development is global: in Egypt with the New Administrative Capital, in Indonesia with Nusantara, in Kenya with Konza Techno City and Tatu City, and in California’s Solano County.

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