The Blame Game: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Parenting and politics often intersect when it comes to apportioning…
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Sam Ratner
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Sam Ratner is a contributing editor at Zitamar News, where he covers southeast African security issues, and a founding editor of Fellow Travelers Blog. He earned his MPA in international security policy from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He tweets at @samratner.
Gender matters in the Military: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week, Critical State took a deep dive into how the arrival of women…
When It Rains, It Wars: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Like celebrity deaths, the security threats civilians face almost never…
COVID-19 and the Limits of State Power: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. A pandemic should be a near-perfect showcase for what a state can do.…
Climate and Human Security: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week, Deep Dive began to look at the Journal of Peace Research’s…
Climate and Human Security: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. When the Journal of Peace Research dedicates a whole special issue to…
Political Science of the Periphery: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week, Critical State took a deep dive into research on how…
Political Science of the Periphery: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. You know the state, right? It’s got borders, and a monopoly on the…
Civilian Labor in Reconstruction: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week, Critical State took a deep dive into research on the unseen…
Federalism in Violence: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week, Critical State looked at how the distance between national…