In this “Catching Up” segment of the podcast, Alex looks into how the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially impact violence around the world. He looks into the civil war in Yemen, in which peace talks seem to be getting louder. He also looks at the decline in crime rates in Chicago, but a rise in domestic violence in Houston. Alex finds it likely that this virus could completely change the dynamics of violence in our world, some for the better others for the worse. The world could see a decrease in civil war and armed conflicts, but it may also allow for different and more social forms of violence to emerge.