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

Afghans Need a Humanitarian Intervention Right Now
Argument |
Charli Carpenter
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When U.S. Foreign Policy Went Wrong
Essay |
Charli Carpenter
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