John Sexton's Remarks - 2023 John Sexton Awards Ceremony
By The John Sexton Scholars Program John Sexton, NYU President Emeritus, spoke about the duty of everyone to give back to the less...
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Tahia Bristi
Striking a Balance: The Promise of a Hypothetical TRC in Post-War Bosnia
By Tahia Bristi In the tumultuous aftermath of the Bosnian War, the delicate equilibrium between punishment and mercy emerges as a...
Rahul Ramakrishnan
Mindful Healing: Balancing Mental Health, Justice, and Reconciliation in Conflict-Torn Societies
By Rahul Ramakrishnan In pursuing justice for victims in international mass conflicts, the delicate balance between punishment and mercy...
Arnav Raval
A Truth and Reconciliation: The Pathway Towards Reuniting Guatemala
By Arnav Raval Marked by bloodshed and numerous authoritarian regimes, the Guatemalan Civil War fundamentally redefined the nation’s...
Alex Kho
Sudan Crisis
By Alex Kho The Sudanese power conflict is a fierce rivalry emanating from Sudan’s past and clouding the country’s future. In the early...
Kiran Yeh
For Ukraine, A Restoration of Truth is a Restoration of Unity
By Kiran Yeh The truth doesn't drown in water and doesn't burn in fire - Ukrainian Proverb In the aftermath of the Kakhovka dam explosion...
Matthew Lee
Redeeming Democracy: Constructing an Egyptian Truth and Reconciliation Committee
By Matthew Lee On January 25th, 2011, thousands of protestors poured into the streets of Cairo demanding economic and political reform....
Peter Grande
Aching for Accountability, Pining for Peace: The Paradox of Justice in Northern Ireland
By Peter Grande For three gory decades, Catholic Republicans were pitted against Protestant Unionists in a violent sectarian conflict...
Robert Cook
Eco-Anxiety: Combatting an Unseen Effect of Climate Change
By Robert Cook Shouts of “There is no Planet B” ring out from all directions. Picket signs protrude out of the never-ending mob, leaving...
Aidan Gouley
The Role of Religion and Internat. Nonprofits in Modern Conflict & Peacebuilding - George Rupp
By Aidan Gouley In this interview, Aidan Gouley (JS Scholar 2022) sits down with Dr. George Rupp, former CEO of the International Rescue...
Eric Han
Police Modernization in Bangladesh: Women's Rights, Social Media & Rohingya Crisis -Mashroof Hossain
By Eric Han In this interview, Eric Han (JS Scholar 2021) sits for a conversation with Tahsin Mashroof Hossain Mashfi to discuss police...
Sara Davies
The World's Forgotten Refugees
By Sara Davies Climate change will exponentially expand the global refugee crisis. By 2050, it is predicted that the number of people...
Lucy Fritzinger
The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Displaced Populations
By Lucy Fritzinger Imagine a world in which your house only consists of a 10’x16’ room with five other people (Reid). The persistent leak...
Hannah Sim
Can Nature Re-place those whom it Displaced?
By Hannah Sim Today, there are 890,000 displaced Rohingya refugees from Myanmar “living” in Bangladesh (Rohingya Refugee…; Reid; Khan et...
Raana Forgah
Crushed, but not Destroyed: Can Social Media and Music Transform Lives?
By Raana Forgah “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck...
Robert Cook
Sink or Swim?
By Robert Cook A flash appears in the distance, evidence of another village burning, a place where people lived and loved, now...
Irene Cho
Refugees and their Economic Impact
By Irene Cho With crop struggles, water scarcity, and overall less resources threatening livelihoods and already displacing twenty...
Andrew Edelmann
Damming the Rising Tides of Chronic Instability
By Andrew Edelmann Displacement is no longer linear. With the sheer scope of today’s refugee crisis and the widespread emergence of mass...
Aidan Gouley
Defending Dignity: Redefining Refugee Legal Protections
By Aidan Gouley As the rest of the world enjoys the highest standard of living in human history, 80 million people remain displaced due...
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