Eli McCarthy, PhD, teaches at Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies. His most recent book is an edited volume called A Just Peace Ethic Primer: Breaking Cycles of Violence and Building Sustainable Peace (2020). Since 2012, he has worked for national Catholic advocacy organizations to influence U.S. policy. He also co-founded the DC Peace Team which offers training in nonviolent communication, restorative justice, bystander intervention, along with providing unarmed civilian protection and accompaniment deployments.