Mounting Political Violence in America and What This Means for Asia, Europe, and the World

https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017343401070/WN_N_AhHHn…

Robert A. Pape

Professor, Department of Political Science; Director, Chicago Project on Security and Threats, The University of Chicago

America is now on the slippery slope of political violence. From riots during the George Floyd protests in 2020, to the storming of the US Capitol in 2021, to violent protests on college campuses, to assassination attempts against the Speaker of the House, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, and now to the cold-blooded murder of a prominent healthcare CEO – America is experiencing mounting political violence that is crossing threshold after threshold of restraint in the use of political violence.

In this lecture, Professor Robert Pape of the University of Chicago will explain the major factors driving today's era of "violent populism" in America, how it compares to past U.S. eras of political violence, and what this portends for instability in geopolitical contests in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

Participation is by registration only.