Weekly Links
By Taylor Marvin Two suicide bombings in less than 24 hours shocked the Russian city of Volgograd this week.…
Month: December 2013
14 posts
Do You Hear What I Hear?*: Kim Jong-un’s DPRK and the Problem with Signals
By Bridget Coggins What does it mean when a regime executes its own elites? What information does it…
Weekly Links
By Taylor Marvin Violence appears to be increasing in South Sudan, with many fearing civil war. Sparked by the…
How the Replication Debate Applies to Terrorism Studies
Guest post by Peter Henne and Patrick James The replication debate currently underway in the scientific community is…
Why Such Sparse Coverage of Africa’s Wars?
By Barbara F. Walter Over the past two+ years, the war in Syria has dominated policy debates and newspaper…
Weekly Links
By Taylor Marvin On foreign fighters in Syria: Why is the war in Syria attracting so many volunteers? “It’s so…
Facebook Status: Recognized But It’s Complicated
By Steve Saideman Facebook has granted Kosovo recognition as an independent country. This puts Facebook behind the United…
New Nonviolence Article, New Journal!
By Oliver Kaplan Do you remember the movie Tombstone? Where Wyatt Earp and co. take on the band…
Friday Puzzler: Why Would Assad Starve Thousands of Syrians To Death?
By Erica Chenoweth There is harrowing news out of Moadamiya, Syria in the last few weeks. There are still…
Is Venezuela Heading Toward Its Own Popular Uprising?
By Barbara F. Walter I’m deep in grading papers, but wanted to bring your attention to a potentially nasty…