Video: Zunes’ Research on Coup Resistance admin, December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Dr. Zunes’ 5-minute animated summary of his research on coup resistance. Continue Reading
Lecture: Antisemitism in the Pro-Palestinian Movement: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Why it Matters admin, October 13, 2024October 14, 2024 Lecture at University of San Francisco, Sept. 26, 2024, that critically examines charges of antisemitism in the U.S. pro-Palestinian movement. Continue Reading
Gaza War Prompts Attacks on Academic Freedom admin, October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 Americans for Middle East Understanding, Sept. 28, 2024:During the wave of campus protests opposing the US-backed war on Gaza and calling for divestment from Israel, students weren’t the only demonstrators to face arrest; supportive faculty members were also caught up in the crackdown… “We are witnessing a new era of McCarthyism… Continue Reading
UN: Charter Reform & Threat If Trump’s Elected admin, October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 Two articles quoting Dr. Zunes:* On the threat to the United Nations system if Trump is elected.Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and Director of International Studies at the University of San Francisco, who has written extensively on the politics of the United Nations, told IPS: “Yes, this would indeed be… Continue Reading
Video: Oxford Union Debate Against Military Intervention to Promote Democracy admin, October 9, 2024January 13, 2025 This House Would Fight for Democracy, Liberty & the Rule of Law Abroad, April 8, 2023 [11 mins., Prof. Stephen Zunes’ impassioned argument against John Bolton.] Continue Reading
Interview: Status of Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara for Emmaus, Stockholm admin, May 26, 2024August 30, 2024 ALSO SEE Dr. Zunes’s book and website: Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution Emmaus Artikel 2, Stockholm May 2024 An hour-long May 2024 interview (in English) of Dr. Stephen Zunes and a prominent Sahrawi activist in Stockholm on the situation in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara and international legal implications. Continue Reading
Not only the fate of the people of Western Sahara is at stake. admin, May 26, 2024August 7, 2024 Emmaus Artikel 2, Stockholm May 2024 (Dr. Stephen Zunes is quoted extensively): The opposition to Trump’s rushed and unrighteous recognition of Morocco’s alleged sovereignty over Western Sahara prompts President Biden to correct this mistake… Biden could resend the U.S. recognition with the stroke of a pen, however, this has put… Continue Reading
The Chilling Effect of Equating Criticism of Israel to Antisemitism admin, May 20, 2024August 8, 2024 The Progressive May 17, 2024: Broadening the federal definition of antisemitism is a disingenuous attempt to quash dissent… Continue Reading
The New Assault on Academic Freedom: Professors across the country are being targeted by the right in order to score political points. admin, May 20, 2024August 8, 2024 The Progressive May 15, 2024: During the wave of campus protests opposing the U.S.-backed war on Gaza and calling for divestment from Israel, students weren’t the only ones facing arrest… Continue Reading
KSQD: Anniversary of Capitol Attack admin, January 6, 2022May 20, 2024 6 January 2022: Talk of the Bay host Rachel Goodman talks with Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics from the University of San Francisco, about the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection and steps to protect our democracy from further attacks. [FULL LINK] Continue Reading
New Zealand radio station (hosted by an American expat) on threats to American democracy from Trump and the far right. admin, January 25, 2021May 20, 2024 Recording is no longer available. [Find best related links.] Continue Reading
A Dangerous Move to Crack Down on Protests Against Israel admin, December 4, 2020August 14, 2024 Late last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government finds the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign to be inherently “anti-Semitic.” He pledged to “immediately take steps to identify organizations that engage in hateful BDS conduct and withdraw U.S. government support for such groups” and urged all nations to “recognize the BDS movement for the cancer that it is.” Continue Reading
Resisting Stolen Elections: Lessons from the Philippines, Serbia, Ukraine, and Gambia admin, October 23, 2020August 14, 2024 Discussion has grown for months about how the upcoming U.S. election results could be contested and possibly subverted. No one knows for certain what will happen, but there are precedents we can learn from about how attempts to overturn election results have been stopped. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Democracy Defense: Advice from Activists Around the World admin, October 20, 2020March 18, 2024 Nonviolence International, Beautiful Trouble, BlackOUT Collective, and OR Books present a webinar on: “Democracy Defense: Advice from Activists Around the World.” Continue Reading
Abortion Foes Should Vote Democratic admin, October 8, 2020August 14, 2024 The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court, which could result in the eventual reversal of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, has brought this contentious issue to the forefront of the 2020 election campaign. Continue Reading
INTERVIEW: 2020 Election, Nonviolent Action, and More admin, October 3, 2020May 22, 2024 LINK: https://www.facebook.com/joel.tyner/videos/10160419403615744/ Continue Reading
INTERVIEW: Prof. Stephen Zunes on the 2020 Election admin, October 1, 2020August 14, 2024 Download MP3 here: https://ksqd.org/podcast-download/13679/prof-stephen-zunes-on-the-2020-election.mp3?ref=download Continue Reading
Sudan’s Democratic Revolution is Being Undermined by the United States admin, June 20, 2020April 3, 2024 Economic recovery from decades of autocratic misrule is critical for Sudan’s civilian-led transitional government to establish legitimacy and survive ongoing threats from reactionary forces. The United States, however, is maintaining its punitive sanctions, effectively punishing the country for the sins of the dictatorship the Sudanese people overthrew last year. Continue Reading
The Role of Civil Resistance in Bolivia’s 1977-1982 Pro-Democracy Struggle admin, June 30, 2018August 14, 2024 July 2018 Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies II(1); also from the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and at Research Gate: Despite being the poorest and least developed country in South America, Bolivia was the first to emerge from the period of military dictatorships that dominated the continent from… Continue Reading
Civil Resistance Against Coups: A Comparative and Historical Perspective admin, April 24, 2018August 14, 2024 International Center on Nonviolent Conflict 2017: This monograph presents in-depth case studies and analysis intended to improve our understanding of the strategic utility of civil resistance against military takeovers; the nature of civil resistance mobilization against coups; and the role of civil resistance against coups. Continue Reading