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Confronting Dictators: Lessons from Egypt, Russia, and Venezuela

Panelists from the Nonviolent Action Lab discuss their experiences, lessons learned, and perspectives on their respective struggles, nations, and roles have evolved during their time at Harvard.

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How Maduro’s Dictatorship Plans to Survive
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How Maduro’s Dictatorship Plans to Survive

Even with Nicolás Maduro gone, the fight for Venezuela’s future is far from over. Freddy Guevara warns that Maduro’s successors are more interested in regime survival than democratic reform.

Why Gen-Z Is Rising
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Policy Brief

Why Gen-Z Is Rising

Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Cebul analyze the global surge of Gen Z-led protest movements, showing how economic insecurity, exclusion from power, and corruption are driving youth mobilization worldwide.

Nonviolent Action Against Democratic Erosion: The United States in Comparative Perspective
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Occasional Paper

Nonviolent Action Against Democratic Erosion: The United States in Comparative Perspective

In this report, Matthew Cebul, Lead Research Fellow for the Nonviolent Action Lab, examines the effectiveness of nonviolent action movements in supporting democratic resilience globally. Identifying challenges faced by nonviolent pro-democracy movements, Cebul offers key takeaways for combating accelerating democratic erosion in the US and abroad.

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Terms of Engagement – The Bombs to Ballots Fantasy: Can the Iran War Lead to Democracy?

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Terms of Engagement – The Bombs to Ballots Fantasy: Can the Iran War Lead to Democracy?

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Boston College Associate Professor Ali Kadivar joins Terms of Engagement hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to discuss the prospects for democracy in Iran now that the country is at war with the U.S. and Israel.

Why Gen-Z Is Rising
Young people protesting

Policy Brief

Why Gen-Z Is Rising

Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Cebul analyze the global surge of Gen Z-led protest movements, showing how economic insecurity, exclusion from power, and corruption are driving youth mobilization worldwide.

Nonviolent Action Against Democratic Erosion: The United States in Comparative Perspective
A cover photo of the report.

Occasional Paper

Nonviolent Action Against Democratic Erosion: The United States in Comparative Perspective

In this report, Matthew Cebul, Lead Research Fellow for the Nonviolent Action Lab, examines the effectiveness of nonviolent action movements in supporting democratic resilience globally. Identifying challenges faced by nonviolent pro-democracy movements, Cebul offers key takeaways for combating accelerating democratic erosion in the US and abroad.