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Simon-Skjodt Center Deputy Director Testifies at Hearing on Mass Atrocities Prevention
February 6, 2018
Simon-Skjodt Center Deputy Director Naomi Kikoler addressed the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission regarding atrocity crimes and how to prevent them.
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Opinion Pool Indicates Increasing Risk of Atrocities in Zimbabwe after Apparent Coup
November 15, 2017
The recent coup in Zimbabwe indicates an increase in the country's risk of mass killing, according to the Good Judgment Open opinion pool run by the Early Warning Project of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide and Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding.
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Wisdom of the Crowds Tackles Atrocity Risk
September 19, 2017
In April 2017 the Early Warning Project launched a new set of questions through a public opinion pool to crowdsource questions on atrocity risk around the world. Since then, 317 participants have cast 7,025 forecasts in response to questions asking about mass killing risk in 16 countries that the project has identified as high risk.
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Climate Change and Mass Atrocities: A New Research Frontier
August 16, 2017
As climate change increasingly affects societies worldwide, its links with mass atrocities warrants further exploration. However, rigorous studies are few and far between. While there is some evidence to suggest a link between climate change and mass atrocities, more work should be done to understand the nature of those links, what types of climate impacts affect atrocities, and how a better understanding of the relationship might influence prevention activities.
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How to Use The Early Warning Project’s Statistical Risk Assessment
May 22, 2017
Last month, we shared the results of our Early Warning Project’s latest Statistical Risk Assessment (SRA)—a list of 163 countries ranked by their risk for onset of state-led mass killing. As we’ve taken our results on the road, we’ve found that we are commonly asked some variation of this question: This is all very interesting, but what am I supposed to do with it?ewp@ushmm.org
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Civil Society Meets in Berlin to Discuss the Future of Atrocity Prevention
April 13, 2017
Transatlantic civil society organizations meet to discuss their role in ensuring their governments continue to prioritize atrocity prevention.
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Working with Allies to Halt Atrocities
April 13, 2017
A recent report from the Simon-Skjodt Center examines international capabilities to prevent mass killings, and makes recommendations for the US and its allies.
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ISA Convention Reveals Gap Between Research and Policy Communities for Atrocity Prevention
March 29, 2017
Sessions spanned an array of topics including peacebuilding, transitional justice, civil wars, computational methods, non-state actors, and human rights.
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Holocaust Survivor Al Munzer Speaks at US Capitol to Spotlight Atrocities Against Syrian Civilians
March 21, 2017
Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer Alfred Münzer calls for the protection of Syrian civilians to be front and center of US foreign policy and the world’s attention.
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Syria’s Tragic Milestone: Six Years of Atrocities
March 15, 2017
March 15, 2017 marks the 6th anniversary of the civil war in Syria, a conflict which has cost more than 400,000 lives and forced half a nation to flee.
