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War and welfare in colonial Algeria
A snowy field of marked gravestones, with yew hedges and a large obelisk in the background

The ossuary of Douaumont is a memorial to the soldiers of the Battle of Verdun of 1916, located on the border of the communes of Douaumont and Fleury-devant-Douaumont, a few kilometers from Verdun. It houses the remains of 130,000 unknown soldiers, French and Germans. In front of the ossuary, the national necropolis of Douaumont gathers 16,142 graves of French soldiers, mainly Catholic, including a square of 592 steles of Muslim soldiers.

(Image: Sipa via AP Images)

War and welfare in colonial Algeria

A new paper from political scientist Melissa M. Lee finds that veteran benefits were distributed unequally between citizens and colonized subjects.

Kristina García

Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight
A person is seen walking in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.

People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on March 22, 2023. Brinkmanship in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling has begun to raise worries in parts of the financial markets.

 (Image: AP Photo/Peter Morgan, file)

Three things to know about the debt ceiling fight

Economist Harold L. Cole of the School of Arts & Sciences offers an overview of what could happen should the U.S. default on debt payments because no spending deal is reached.

Kristen de Groot

‘Catholics in the North have their destiny in own hands for the first time,’ expert on Irish unity says

‘Catholics in the North have their destiny in own hands for the first time,’ expert on Irish unity says

At an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences said that Irish political leaders must not make the same mistakes as British leaders with Brexit when the time comes for unification.

Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era
Archaeological site filled with stacked, dusty, aged bricks and surrounded by rocks..

The Archaeological Complex of Pachacamac, listed for the UNESCO Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System, Peru.

(Image: Lynn Meskell)

Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era

Through recent research, archaeologist and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lynn Meskell has continued to highlight how World Heritage Sites have become flashpoints for conflict and out of touch with local communities. 
Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar
A view of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum shows brown buildings and dark grey smoke billowing against a blue sky.

Smoke rises from a building in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 19, 2023. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from Sudan on April 29, two weeks into the conflict.

(Image: AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

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    • Crisis in Sudan: A Q&A with Ali Ali-Dinar

    The Sudanese scholar and senior lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies offers some background that led to the recent violence and potential paths to peace.

    Kristen de Groot