Contention—and Its Alternatives—During and After the American Election
It’s been an election season unlike any other. Voter turnout is so far at an all-time high, and…
Twenty years after UNSCR 1325: Any progress ending wartime sexual violence?
Ragnhild Nordaas, Dara Kay Cohen, Robert Nagel
Guest post by Ragnhild Nordaas, Dara Kay Cohen, Robert Nagel Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking…
Will the US Experience Election Violence? Lessons from Kenya
Kathleen Klaus
Guest post by Kathleen Klaus Kenya experienced one of the worst episodes of election violence in 2007 when…
The Future of Conflict in Mining
Anouk Rigterink and Kristen DeCaires Gall
Guest post by Anouk Rigterink and Kristen DeCaires Gall On June 17, 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
Nobody Wins with Violence Around Elections
Guest post by Pearce Edwards and Patrick Pierson. With less than two weeks to go until Election Day…
Will the US Help Spread Authoritarianism?
Filippo Costa Buranelli
Guest post by Filippo Costa Buranelli Is the world experiencing an authoritarian backlash? Is democracy receding while authoritarians…
election in Bolivia
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It’s been more than ten months since Evo Morales resigned as president of Bolivia, in what some called…
Why We Shouldn’t Call Militias, ‘Militias’
Idean Salehyan
By Idean Salehyan Earlier this month, a group calling itself the Wolverine Watchmen was involved in a plot…
Remember This? Brexit
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with domestic unrest in America and the looming US presidential election, has eclipsed other…
Will Côte d’Ivoire’s Presidential Election Turn Violent?
Sebastian van Baalen and Jesper Bjarnesen
Guest post by Sebastian van Baalen and Jesper Bjarnesen Ivorians head to the polls on October 31, in…
Assessing the Risk of Electoral Violence in the United States
Guest post by Austin C. Doctor and Stephen Bagwell Concern is growing that the coming US election season…