Charli Carpenter

Charli Carpenter is a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Stories by Charli Carpenter

A World War II-era postcard.

America Needs a National Service Draft Now to Fight the Coronavirus

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Charli Carpenter

April 7, 2020, 5:14 PM

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

January 10, 2020, 2:54 PM

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

August 7, 2019, 9:03 AM

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

June 27, 2019, 2:02 PM

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

June 12, 2019, 6:06 PM

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