CPOST Director Robert Pape shares research and insights on the risks of military and militarized federal deployments to American cities like Chicago, DC, and LA.
Sept. 9, 2025
"The Chicago Report" on Chicago Fox 32, Prof. Pape engages in discussion with the former Chief of Chicago Police and a prominent ACLU leader about ICE operations and the potential threats posed by the National Guard.
“Chicago Tonight” on Chicago's WTTW, Prof. Pape discussed how the Trump administration's deployment of ICE and possibly National Guard to Chicago is taking us down a dark road and why it is not too late to reverse course.
Sept. 7, 2025
"BBC World News," Prof. Robert Pape discusses ramifications of deploying National Guard troops to Chicago without Governor Pritzker's consent, with implications for escalation and civil unrest.
Sept. 5, 2025
Fred Wellman's "Democracy Now!" podcast, Prof. Pape joins Fred Wellman and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth to dive deeply into the Trump administration's plans to deploy federal troops to Chicago and the risks to democracy and political violence.
Pape, Robert A. “Opinion | Chicago Could Be a Powder Keg.” Opinion. The New York Times, September 5, 2025. Prof. Pape argues that the Trump administration's incursion into Chicago risks provoking large-scale civil unrest.