Health is never separate from power.
Yara M. Asi, PhD, is a scholar, author, and public health researcher studying how conflict, structural violence, and political systems shape health and human security.
Research, publishing, and global media
The book
How War Kills
In How War Kills, Yara Asi reframes war as a global public health crisis shaped by destruction, displacement, deprivation, disease, damaged infrastructure, and militarism across affected communities worldwide.
My first book examines how conflict harms health, disrupts communities, weakens essential systems, and creates lasting consequences for civilians long after immediate violence has ended and headlines fade.
Research focus
Where health, justice, and human security meet.
Her research examines the conditions that make populations vulnerable long before a crisis becomes visible—and the systems required to protect dignity, health, and life.
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Health & Human Rights
Health in fragile and conflict-affected populations, including attacks on healthcare and restrictions on access.
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Gender & Global Health
Gender inequities, humanitarian emergencies, and the unequal consequences of political and social systems worldwide today.
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Political Determinants
Structural violence, displacement, racism, climate pressures, and the political determinants of health across societies.
Why It Matters
The true cost of conflict is measured in lives, systems, and futures.
Humanitarian crises rarely begin with a single event. They develop through years of inequality, political exclusion, restricted movement, weakened institutions, and decisions that leave communities increasingly vulnerable.
A public health perspective reveals consequences that are often overlooked, including interrupted education, unsafe housing, food insecurity, psychological trauma, and the gradual loss of stability required for communities to thrive.
Yara’s work connects rigorous scholarship with lived realities, encouraging students, professionals, and decision-makers to view health protection as an essential part of human rights, accountability, and lasting peace.
Explore the Work
Research, Writing & Public Conversations
Discover Yara Asi’s academic research, public commentary, and media appearances addressing global health, conflict, human rights, and humanitarian policy worldwide.
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Academic Publications
Explore peer-reviewed research, journal articles, book chapters, and scholarly work on health, conflict, inequality, and human rights.
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My Writing
Read essays, policy analysis, opinion pieces, and public commentary on Palestine, global health, humanitarian crises, and justice.
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Media Appearances
Watch interviews, lectures, panels, podcasts, and media conversations on war, health, human rights, and humanitarian policy.
SPEAKING & MEDIA
Insight for Important Conversations
Available for lectures, keynote conversations, panels, podcasts, media interviews, academic events, and discussions on health, conflict, human rights, and humanitarian policy.