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Election-Related Protests Surged in 2024

More than 160 significant anti-government protests erupted around the world this year, according to Carnegie’s Global Protest Tracker, with many driven by voting-related grievances.

· December 16, 2024
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Emissary
How South Korea’s Democracy Saved Itself

The rapid response to Yoon’s martial law decree emerged from democratic practices embedded in society. Whether they can hold firm against rising polarization is another question.

· December 11, 2024
Civic Activism in an Intensifying Climate Crisis
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Civic Activism in an Intensifying Climate Crisis

To address the deepening climate crisis, climate activism is employing a wider variety of tactics and aiming at a broader set of goals. In response, the movement faces stronger repression and civic backlash against climate action.

· December 10, 2024
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Strategic Europe
Taking the Pulse: Are Information Operations Russia’s Most Potent Weapon Against Europe?

Moscow has been dialing up its hybrid attacks on European democracies. Are information operations the most effective tool in Russia’s arsenal—and how can European governments and societies fight back?

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· December 5, 2024
In The Media
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Russia's Program of Coerced Adoption of Ukraine's Children

Among the many crimes committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are large-scale efforts to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.

· December 4, 2024
The Just Security Podcast
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Dissent, Protest, and Palestine-Israel: Restrictions on Civic Space During Violent Conflict
December 3, 2024

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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In The Media
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New Report Documents Russia’s Systematic Program of Coerced Adoption and Fostering of Ukraine’s Children

A new report from the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab reveals evidence of Russia’s system of coerced deportation and naturalization, reeducation, fostering, and adoption of Ukrainian children.

· December 3, 2024
Just Security
In The Media
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The Ajmer Dargah Sharif Is the Site for the Tussle Between Sufism and Hindutva

The fate of this Dargah Sharif matters even more than that of the Babri Masjid as the site epitomizes the interactions between Hindus and Muslims at shared sacred sites. 


· December 2, 2024
The Wire
In The Media
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How President-Elect Donald Trump Has Garnered Support in India

Support for President-elect Donald Trump is strong in India. In the hometown of Kamala Harris’ mother, Indian men say they believe Trump will bring peace.


· November 29, 2024
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The Election Brought Little Change for Women in Politics

But broad patterns obscured two noteworthy trends.

· November 18, 2024