The Underpinnings of Rebel Governance in the Eastern DRC
By Carla Suarez for Denver Dialogues Growing evidence demonstrates that the organizational norms and structures of rebel groups…
Month: April 2016
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By Patrick Pierson. The deepening security relationship between Niger and the West demonstrates the complexity of fighting terrorism…
Communal Violence and the Demobilization of Protest Campaigns
Guest post by Tijen Demirel-Pegg. The killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York…
Did the Vatican Just Throw Out Its Just War Doctrine?
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues Last week, the Vatican hosted a conference on the theme of “Nonviolence…
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By Sarah Bakhtiari Score one…for liberal institutionalism! The Central Intelligence Agency’s director John Brennan indicated this past week…
Lessons in Failure: Libya Five Years Later
By Danielle L. Lupton. The 2011 NATO-led intervention in Libya was initially hailed as a success. The record…
Civil Society and Trajectories of Violence: A Summary of Emerging Research
By Pauline Moore and Cassy Dorff for Denver Dialogues On a sunny afternoon in Atlanta, GA, scholars gathered…
The Role of Former Combatants in Preventing Violence: Lessons for Islamic State Returnees?
Guest post by Gordon Clubb. The prospective return of Islamic State foreign fighters to Europe has prompted some…
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By Patrick Pierson. At this week’s Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called…
Eye in the Sky: New War, Old Problems
Guest post by Jon R. Lindsay. Hollywood action flicks are increasingly likely to feature drones as a technological…