This virtual event took place on January 27, 2022 and was hosted by the the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts as part of their Instant Issues Online series. Dr. Omar S. Dahi is an Associate Professor of Economics at Hampshire College and a research associate at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Omar Dahi is the founding director of Security in Context, a research network on peace, conflict, and international affairs. Their website: https://www.securityincontext.com. Moderating the talk is Dr. Kavita Khory, Ruth Lawson Professor of Politics and Carol Hoffman Collins Director of the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives at Mount Holyoke College.