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    • Foreign Policy
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Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips (University of Pittsburg PhD, 2012) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex and an Affiliated Professor of international studies at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics in Mexico City. His research focuses mostly on organizational dynamics of terrorism, civil conflict, and transnational organized crime. He is currently working on a START-funded project to evaluate how economic sanctions like the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization list affect terrorist groups. You can find him on Twitter @brian_jphillips.


Posts by Brian Phillips

  • To Understand Political Violence in the US: Think Movements, Not Groups, June 22, 2020.
  • US Designates White Supremacist Group A Terrorist Organization, April 9, 2020.
  • Terror In London, February 27, 2020.
  • An Amnesty Deal for Mexico’s Drug Cartels? December 11, 2017.
  • Did Banning Assault Weapons Affect Mass Shootings? November 7, 2017.
  • Should We Be Surprised by the Rise in Hate Crimes? November 16, 2016.
  • The Charleston Manifesto in Context, June 24, 2015.
  • When Militant Groups Attack (Each Other), May 18, 2015.
  • Is the Taliban a Terrorist Group? February 4, 2015.
  • How Can ISIS Be Degraded or Destroyed, September 30, 2014.
  • Vigilantes in Mexico: Borderline Political Violence? January 14, 2014.

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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.

Editor’s Picks
  • An Illustrated Glossary of Political Violence
    • January 18, 2021
  • Good Reads 2020
    • December 11, 2020
  • Songs (and Books and Film) for the Season
    • October 2, 2020
  • Civil Society to the Rescue?
    • September 10, 2020
  • Authoritarian Tactics on US Soil
    • August 5, 2020
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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.