Sam Ratner
Sam Ratner writes Inkstick Media's Critical State newsletter.
He is also a contributing editor Zitamar News and graduate a of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Sam writes about civil wars, statebuilding, southern Africa and progressive security policy.
Recent Stories
Critical State
Inkstick Media
September 15, 2021
How do people make snap decisions when they're caught up in conflict and violence looms? Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Instick Media, takes a deep dive into new research on individual behavior during religious pogroms.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
September 08, 2021
How did the pandemic change the world of cybercrime? Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into how people exploited the pandemic online.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
August 31, 2021
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into new research that tests the question of whether women mayors in Brazil outperform their male counterparts in pandemic response.
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August 10, 2021
This week, Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into how civilians make themselves heard and how rebels decide when to listen.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
August 03, 2021
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into recent research on how — and for whom — civil resistance actually works.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
July 27, 2021
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into new research on how family networks allow people who flee violence to survive in their new homes.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
July 20, 2021
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, highlights new research about how family networks shape individual decisions about security, with a focus on family ties among people subject to forced marriages and pregnancy by the Lord's Resistance Army.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
July 13, 2021
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into the role of peacekeepers since the Cold War, who have taken a more expansive view of their purpose in conflict zones.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
July 06, 2021
In the 21st century, many UN peacekeeping mandates have included so-called “green goals,” benchmarks meant to prevent conflict by reducing resource competition and environmental degradation.
Critical State
Inkstick Media
June 29, 2021
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into what happens when airports become the frontlines of struggle against international threats.
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