
LectureFree
Pockets of Restraint in Violent Security Forces
Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 19:30
American Academy in Berlin
American Academy in Berlin, 19, Am Sandwerder, Wannsee, Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin, 14109, Deutschland
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At the Berthold Beitz Lecture, Sabrina Karim (Cornell University) analyzes how restraint emerges within violent security forces and what this means for governance and civil-military relations. Hosted by the American Academy in Berlin, the talk examines empirical cases and theoretical frames to illuminate pockets of restraint in coercive power.