Benjamin Press

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Benjamin Press (@Ben__Press) is a Research Assistant in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he was formerly a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow. His research focuses on U.S. democracy and human rights policy, political polarization, and trends in global protests. He is a recent graduate of Princeton University.

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This picture shows detainees inside the soundproof glass dock of the courtroom during the trial of 700 defendants, including Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, in the capital Cairo, on Sept. 8, 2018. Shawkan, who earlier that year received UNESCO's World Freedom Prize, was sentenced to five years in prison. He had been arrested in 2013 while covering a demonstration. Including time served, he was finally freed in March 2019, but required to be under police supervision for five more years.

When US Security and Democracy Interests Clash

Nov. 18, 2021 Thomas Carothers and Benjamin Press

How Congress Can Improve Visa Bans

Oct. 1, 2021 Benjamin Press

Congress party activists and supporters protest against the central government's harmful agricultural reforms near the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi on December 15, 2020. A tall barricade against the protestors is set up with a metal barrier and military personnel.

Pandemic Consequences: The Acceleration of Confrontational Politics

Dec. 17, 2020 Thomas Carothers and Benjamin Press