Charli Carpenter

Charli Carpenter is a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a senior research fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and director of Human Security Lab.

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Crows fly around the Atomic Bomb Dome in Japan.
Crows fly around the Atomic Bomb Dome in Japan.

Why the Nuclear Taboo Is Stronger Than Ever

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Charli Carpenter
A man carries his son on his shoulders as they walk past graffiti on a wall depicting a Ukrainian serviceman making a shot with a U.S.-made Javelin portable anti-tank missile system.
A man carries his son on his shoulders as they walk past graffiti on a wall depicting a Ukrainian serviceman making a shot with a U.S.-made Javelin portable anti-tank missile system.

Zelensky’s Travel Ban on Ukrainian Men Could Damage War Morale

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Charli Carpenter, Hunter Fairchild
A woman sitting inside a bus kisses a man who is standing outside the bus and leaning in the door to kiss her.
A woman sitting inside a bus kisses a man who is standing outside the bus and leaning in the door to kiss her.

Civilian Men Are Trapped in Ukraine

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Charli Carpenter
Three people huddle together in mourning in front of a large pile of dirt as snow falls.
Three people huddle together in mourning in front of a large pile of dirt as snow falls.

War Crimes Trials Aren’t Enough

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Charli Carpenter
Protesters hold signs including one showing a cartoon of a U.S. soldier handing a child with missing arms a piece of candy, with the caption "Gift."
Protesters hold signs including one showing a cartoon of a U.S. soldier handing a child with missing arms a piece of candy, with the caption "Gift."

A Better Use of Frozen Afghan Funds

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Charli Carpenter
A man dressed in a blue tunic and pants gazes out over a view of the city through peaked arches atop a high building.
A man dressed in a blue tunic and pants gazes out over a view of the city through peaked arches atop a high building.

How Not to Lose the Peace in Afghanistan

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Charli Carpenter, Lise Howard
U.S. soldiers fight the Taliban.
U.S. soldiers fight the Taliban.

Afghans Need a Humanitarian Intervention Right Now

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Charli Carpenter
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When U.S. Foreign Policy Went Wrong

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Charli Carpenter
A World War II-era postcard.
A World War II-era postcard.

America Needs a National Service Draft Now to Fight the Coronavirus

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Charli Carpenter
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington on Jan. 8.
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington on Jan. 8.

Assassination, Extrajudicial Execution, or Targeted Killing—What’s the Difference?

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Charli Carpenter
A 2-year-old Honduran asylum-seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas, on June 12.
A 2-year-old Honduran asylum-seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas, on June 12.

Trump’s Asylum Policies—and the Troops Who Enforce Them—Are Breaking the Law

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Charli Carpenter
An F-16CJ flies over the Eglin land range as the pilot releases a GBU-31 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition during a test mission on Feb. 25, 2003.
An F-16CJ flies over the Eglin land range as the pilot releases a GBU-31 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition during a test mission on Feb. 25, 2003.

Americans Want Their Leaders to Obey the Laws of War

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Charli Carpenter, Alexander H. Montgomery
A Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons poster from the 1980s.
A Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons poster from the 1980s.

Nuclear Disarmament’s Lessons for Climate Change.

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Charli Carpenter, Ronald Mitchell
Daenerys aims her dragon at King’s Landing in HBO's Game of Thrones.
Daenerys aims her dragon at King’s Landing in HBO's Game of Thrones.

‘Game of Thrones,’ War Crimes, and the American Conscience

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Charli Carpenter, Alexander H. Montgomery
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Don’t Call This a Humanitarian Intervention

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Charli Carpenter
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