We’re so excited to share that Project South’s Legal & Advocacy Director Azadeh N.

Shahshahani and our Staff Attorney Sofía Verónica Montez have published an important new article in Dædalus, the renowned journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In “Colonialism Turned Inward: Importing U.S. Militarism into Local Police Departments,” they examine the connections between U.S. militarism abroad and the growing militarization of local police departments at home. Congratulations to Azadeh and Sofía on this powerful contribution to the ongoing conversation about militarism, policing, and state violence. 📚 Please read and share! Link in our bio! * ABSTRACT: Policing in the United States has become increasingly militarized, partly due to the transfer of military equipment to local police departments. Many law enforcement agencies throughout the United States have also received training in population-­control tactics from Israel. Armed with these tools and tactics, police agencies often use excessive force against grassroots protesters resisting state repression. Across the country, proposals for urban warfare training centers, commonly known as Cop Cities, are on the rise. At the same time, the federal legal code for terrorism drafted to suppress domestic solidarity with Palestinian liberation has been weaponized, increasing the opportunities for police to victimize protesters. The struggle against increasingly militarized state force is intimately related to the Palestinian fight against settler colonialism. Awareness of this international connection is essential to combating the offenses led or supported by Western imperialism.