Paige Arthur holds a PhD in history from the University of California, Berkeley (2004), and a BA in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University (1993); she has also studied in Strasbourg, France, and Fes, Morocco. A specialist in European decolonization and its aftermath, she has written on issues related to political violence and identity politics. For more than five years, she was an editor of the journal Ethics & International Affairs, published by the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs. She was also the Senior Program Officer for the Ethics in a Violent World initiative at the Carnegie Council. She has taught at both UC Berkeley and the New School University.