Bound by blood and bloodshed: Sibling ties and participation in genocidal violence
Abstract Focusing on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we examine how sibling relationships—one of the most salient familial bonds—influence individual engagement in violence during mass atrocity. Drawing on an adaptation of differential association and social learning theories for contexts of mass atrocity, we analyze a novel dataset linking over 300,000 ...
Jack G. R. Wippell +3 more
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The thematic series on the psychosocial and mental health impacts of terrorism and collective violence: narrative review of common themes from diverse events, places and research methods. [PDF]
Williams R, Bell C, Kaufman KR.
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Snapshots from a Fast‐Moving Train: Religious History 1960–2025
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Alexandra Walsham
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Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech
ABSTRACT A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech,
Joshua Andresen
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Urbanization and emerging mental health problems: the role of the WPA Section on Urban Mental Health. [PDF]
Kato TA +4 more
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Does AI Affect the Democratic Conduct of War? Analyzing US and Israeli Military AI Deployment
ABSTRACT This study examines how the use of decision‐support military Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems can affect the democratic conduct of warfare. AI can challenge the democratic conduct of warfare by introducing systemic risks such as reduced oversight, opacity, and automation bias.
Alessandra Russo
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Beyond Manoeuvre Theory for European Defence
ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate about European defence in the light of the Russo‐Ukraine war and growing doubts about US commitment to Europe. It argues that Europeans need to fundamentally relearn the ability to imagine military strategy from a European viewpoint.
Lukas Mengelkamp, Sam Vincent
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Digital governance, anti-corruption and political stability: An empirical study using cross-national panel data. [PDF]
Zhao Y, Du Z.
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Power Transition and Pragmatic Adaptation: Iran's Strategic Approach to China, Russia and the GCC
ABSTRACT This study examines how Iranian strategic thinkers conceptualise the country's ‘Look East’ policy (i.e., relations with China and Russia) and the GCC states. Using thematic qualitative content analysis of approximately 70 documents from Iranian state official, advisory and academic institutions (2015–2025), it reveals that Iran's eastward ...
Sara Bazoobandi
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Framing Public vs Private Violence: An Inductive Thematic Analysis of The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and The West Australian. [PDF]
McGarry J.
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