Charli Carpenter 4/3/22 Charli Carpenter 4/3/22

War Crimes Investigator Marc Garlasco to Speak at Human Security Lab

Garlasco is a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and other conflict zones and an expert on civilian protection and war crimes forensics.

Charli Carpenter 4/3/22 Charli Carpenter 4/3/22

UMass Spotlights Lab Director Carpenter’s Trip to Ukraine Border

Professor Carpenter visited the Ukraine border over Spring Break to assist refugees and report on the relief effort.

Charli Carpenter 2/21/22 Charli Carpenter 2/21/22

Human Security Lab Launches Undergraduate Training Program

The undergraduate researchers will earn credit assisting with projects on women’s human rights, humanitarian disarmament, and nuclear divestment.

Charli Carpenter 2/18/22 Charli Carpenter 2/18/22

Human Security Lab To Analyze Nuclear Divestment Strategies

The new research initiative will assess different pathways for affecting nuclear divestment and provide actionable recommendations to stakeholders.

Charli Carpenter 2/15/22 Charli Carpenter 2/15/22

Caroline Williams Joins Human Security Lab Team

Ms. Williams will serve as Assistant to the Director of Human Security Lab.

Charli Carpenter 2/11/22 Charli Carpenter 2/11/22

Human Security Lab Wins USAID Contract

An interdisciplinary team of faculty and graduate students will conduct academic-stakeholder consultations to inform USAID gender programming in Afghanistan.

Charli Carpenter 11/3/21 Charli Carpenter 11/3/21

Professor Carpenter Speaks at Roundtable on Afghanistan

Carpenter spoke about humanitarian evacuation, peacebuilding versus nation-building, and the rights of women and minorities.

Charli Carpenter 10/22/21 Charli Carpenter 10/22/21

Women, Peace and Security Cluster to Host Professor Sabrina Karim on October 28th

Professor Karim will speak about her new book “Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping.”

Charli Carpenter 10/13/21 Charli Carpenter 10/13/21

Associate Director Kevin Young To Present Research on Race and Diversity in Global Networks

Young’s groundbreaking research is the first to map out gender, race and color stratification among the global elite.

Charli Carpenter 10/5/21 Charli Carpenter 10/5/21

Lab Director Charli Carpenter joins Harvard University as International Security Fellow

Carpenter will continue research on the laws of war and nuclear disarmament, while building partnerships, conducting outreach, and fundraising for the Lab.

Charli Carpenter 9/23/21 Charli Carpenter 9/23/21

HSLab Publishes Briefing Note on Peacekeeping in Afghanistan

The briefing note argues that a peacekeeping mission could help secure a durable peace in Afghanistan.

Charli Carpenter 9/21/21 Charli Carpenter 9/21/21

Professor Severine Autessere to give Peace and Human Security Lecture

Severine’s new book details how everyday peacebuilding works in conflict zones.

Charli Carpenter 9/20/21 Charli Carpenter 9/20/21

Doctoral Affiliate Stylianos Syropoulos Wins Research Award

Syropoulous’ research focuses on intergroup conflict in American society.

Charli Carpenter 9/3/21 Charli Carpenter 9/3/21

Human Security Lab Convenes Webinar on Peacekeeping in Afghanistan

Five experts on UN peacekeeping discussed the possibility of conflict prevention in Afghanistan.

Charli Carpenter 8/26/21 Charli Carpenter 8/26/21

Human Security Lab Convenes Experts to Consider Peacekeeping in Afghanistan

Fifteen scholars met this week at Human Security Lab to explore how the United Nations could to more protect Afghanistan from civil war. A peace mission could help.

Charli Carpenter 8/24/21 Charli Carpenter 8/24/21

Visiting Fellow Rehmat Baloch Opens Workshop with Research on Balochistan

Rehmat Baloch will present his dissertation research on “Conflict Transformation in Balochistan” at this September’s Conflict, Violence and Security workshop.

Charli Carpenter 8/18/21 Charli Carpenter 8/18/21

Alexandria Nylen to Join Prestigious Watson Institute

Graduating doctoral researcher will lead scholar-practitioner networks on civil-military relations and humanitarian affairs.

Charli Carpenter 8/17/21 Charli Carpenter 8/17/21

Professor Charli Carpenter Calls for Humanitarian Intervention in Afghanistan

The US didn’t have to choose between leaving or staying. A Chapter VII UN-authorized emergency civilian protection operation could have saved Kabul, protected provincial capitals and led to a UN-brokered peace agreement, Carpenter wrote last week.