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Human Security Lab @HSecurityLab

Human Security Lab fills gaps in the global human security agenda through innovative research and dialogue with ordinary citizens, elites, and scientists.

Joined May 2021
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@HSecurityLab / @YouGov survey: military atittudes toward US nuclear doctrine favor enhanced safeguards, showed sharp reduction in support for CiC's nuclear launch authority as Iran crisis unfolded. Read more at @BulletinAtomic: thebulletin.org/2025/07/mili…

Military-trained Americans’ trust in the president’s nuclear launch authority dropped during Iran...

A recent study discovered something unexpected: The US military's confidence in the president having sole authority to launch a nuclear weapon went down when Trump authorized missile strikes on Iran....

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@HSecurityLab Doctoral Researcher Geraldine Santoso @chen__xiaoting wins grant to study climate security messaging humansecuritylab.net/news/ph…

Geraldine Santoso Wins UMass RAPID Grant to Study Climate Messaging — Human Security Lab

The grant will support Santoso’s dissertation work on effective messaging in the climate security space.

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@HSecurityLab presented early findings from new survey research w/ @NuclearBan's civil society coalition at the @UN this month. Punchline: the TPNW is already changing hearts and minds and strengthening norms against nuclear use. humansecuritylab.net/news/um…

Student-Faculty Research Team Attends UN Nuclear Conference — Human Security Lab

Human Security Lab’s early research findings show treaties like this one can change citizen attitudes on the lawfulness of nuclear weapons.

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@HSecurityLab doctoral researcher Jenna Norosky @noroskyj presents new research this week at @USIP's "Missing Peace" Symposium usip.org/events/missing-peac…
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new study from @UMassAmherst's @HSecurityLab: "While there is broad support for women’s human rights in the war-torn country, fathers of eldest daughters are among the Afghans most committed to women’s human rights as a national priority." umass.edu/news/article/afgha…

Afghan Fathers with Daughters More Likely to Believe in Gender Equality, Says New Study from UMass...

Research shows “first daughter” phenomenon extends to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

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@HSecurityLab doctoral researcher @noroskyj publishes new article in on gender and conflict-related sexual violence against men @IFJPglobal tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Happening in one hour: @SBS_UMass @HSecurityLab director @charlicarpenter joins @UMassAmherst and other universities for "Dialogue & Action Panel: War, Civilians, International Law," to discuss a great ethical issue of our times. Weds, 3/13, 5 - 6pm EDT. buff.ly/3Tmms7o
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@HSecurityLab Director @charlicarpenter joined @TheWilsonCenter's History and Public Policy Program to discuss @svpercy's new book "Forgotten Warriors" on gender and armed conflict. youtube.com/watch?v=QNJEPcYh…

Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat

Why was it possible for the US to have women astronauts thirty year...

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It was a great honor to present new research findings from @SBS_UMass @HSecurityLab at the @UN Meeting of States Parties to the Nuclear Ban Treaty this week with this amazing team. humansecuritylab.net/news/fa…

Faculty / Student Team Presents Research at UN Nuclear Review Conference — Human Security Lab

The nuclear ban treaty has the potential to change attitudes, the research shows.

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Charli Carpenter@charlicarpenter
30 Nov 2023
My team of brave @UMassPolsci students and @HSecurityLab alums facing down deadly solar rays in bid to help campaigners save humanity from the scourge of nuclear weapons this week at @UN’s #TPNW2MSP
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Has the @nuclearban treaty strengthened the nuclear taboo? @SBS_UMass's @UMassPolsci's @HSecurityLab presents new research this week @ChathamHouse's side event on "Strengthening the Nuclear Taboo" at the @UN's #TPNW2MSP conference. Register here: tinyurl.com/bdzyhv5a
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@HSecurityLab Director @charlicarpenter writes about why the rules of war matter, even when they appear to be violated by all sides in conflicts: worldpoliticsreview.com/isra…

The Laws of War Matter—Now More Than Ever

It still makes sense to talk about the laws of war, even as armed actors, including Israel and Hamas, seem only too willing to ignore them.

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@HSecurityLab Director and @UMassPolsci professor Charli Carpenter will speak on a @SBS_UMass virtual roundtable on international law and armed conflict next Tuesday, 11/14 @ 2pm w/ colleagues Jamie Rowen, Sohail Hashmi, David Mednicoff and Jane Fountain. buff.ly/3MzbI2T
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@HSecurityLab's @charlicarpenter joins @umasspolsci's int'l justice expert Jamie Rowen, @UMassJudNea's rule of law expert David Mednicoff @mtholyoke's Islamic ethics expert Sohail Hashmi for @SBS_UMass' webinar on int'l law/current conflicts 11/14 @ 2pm umass.edu/social-sciences/ev…
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In one hour! Join @umasspolsci & @HSecurityLab for a webinar on civilian self-protection and its impact on conflict dynamics. Monday 10/2, 11:30 am ET. Insights from @PeaceMedie, @BetcyJ, @marc_linning and others, hosted by @charlicarpenter. Register now: buff.ly/3RR1MFt
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Join @SBS_UMass @umasspolsci @HSecurityLab for a webinar on civilian self-protection and its impact on conflict dynamics, Oct 2 @ 11:30. Insights from @PeaceMedie @BetcyJ @marc_linning and others and hosted by @charlicarpenter. Register here: umass-amherst.zoom.us/webina…
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@HSecurityLab Director @charlicarpenter publishes new essay in @WPReview on how the US is failing Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban @umasspolsci @SBS_UMass "Biden should explore all options for providing ways around senseless bureaucratic hurdles." worldpoliticsreview.com/us-w…

Two Years After US Withdrawal, Afghan Refugees Are Still in Limbo

Afghans who were lucky enough to escape after the US withdrawal in 2021 were offered only a temporary solution.

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Students and faculty from @HumanSecurityLab at @umasspolsci briefed the @StateDept last week on its new report, stressing the humanitarian and strategic implications of the restrictions on freedom of movement for civilians. Read more here: umass.edu/news/article/human…
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Crisis Group
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12 Jul 2023
🎧 New Episode | Ukraine’s Male Travel Ban and the Protection of Civilians in Wartime On War & Peace, @OlyaOliker and @ElissaJobson speak with @charlicarpenter @HSecurityLab about #Ukraine's male travel ban and protecting civilians in conflict. crisisgroup.org/europe-centr…

Ukraine’s Male Travel Ban and the Protection of Civilians in Wartime | International Crisis Group

This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson speak with Charli Carpenter, director of the Human Security Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about the perception and the...

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@HSecurityLab at @UMassAmherst releases a ground-breaking new report documenting humanitarian and strategic impacts of @ZelenskyUa's restriction on civilian men's freedom of movement. bit.ly/3XNQu5x

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