The Big Lesson of Peacekeeping in Sudan: Beware of Host-Country Obstruction
By Allard Duursma Every student that takes a class on United Nations (UN) peace operations will be told…
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Diversions: Brexit
This week’s Diversion takes us back to 2016, a few weeks after the June “Brexit” vote in Britain,…
AnalysisTerror in London
A conversation with Alex Braithwaite and Brian Phillips On the afternoon of Feb. 2, a young Londoner, Sudesh…
Terrorism Boosts Military Involvement in Politics (And Why It Matters for Democracy)
Guest post by Vincenzo Bove, Mauricio Rivera, and Chiara Ruffa Terrorism does more than kill people and spread fear.…
Brexit: Britain Succumbs to Nationalist Intoxication
By Martin Rhodes for Denver Dialogues. “Nationalism is like cheap alcohol: First, it makes you drunk, then it…
Will Withdrawing Ties to Venezuela’s Repressive Regime Protect or Harm Human Rights?
Guest post by Gina Lei Miller, Andrew Vonasch, and Ryan Welch. Food and medicine shortages, hyperinflation, and severe…
Hybrid Warfare is Here to Stay. Now What?
Guest post by Kristina Hook. “Hybrid warfare is the new normal,” announced NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging…
Why Ethnic Cleavages Create Barriers to Civil Resistance
Guest post by Ches Thurber. The Quit India Movement against British imperialism. The Anti-Apartheid struggle in South Africa.…
Security-Civil Liberties Trade-offs: International Cooperation in Extraordinary Rendition
Guest post by Rebecca Cordell. Following the launch of the War on Terror, the United States established a…
Al-Muhajiroun May be Appalling, but it is Not a Conveyor Belt to Terrorism
Guest post by Michael Kenney. The upcoming prison release of Britain’s most famous “hate preacher,” Anjem Choudary, has…