May 2016 - Political Violence at a Glance

By Gaëlle Rivard Piché for Denver Dialogues Security sector reform (SSR) is at the core of contemporary state-building…

Guest post by Anup Phayal and Clayton Thyne. Recently there was news that after decades of fighting, the…

By Sarah Bakhtiari This week, President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima has stirred up controversy over the use of…

Guest post by Christopher Gandrud. A surprising burst of violence broke out late last April in the Turkish…

By Thomas Zeitzoff. A recent article in the Chronicle discusses anthropologist Scott Atran’s work in Iraq and Syria.…

Guest post by Yelena Biberman. What is to be done when the leader of a powerful insurgent organization is…

By Timothy D. Sisk for Denver Dialogues Recent revelations by The New York Times of alleged state-involvement by…

By Patrick Pierson. In Uganda, the government has now implemented complete social media blackouts twice in the past…

Guest post by Romain Malejacq. Last month, American officials denied Afghan warlord-turned Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum a…

Guest post by Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham and Agatha S. Hultquist. Can one man’s personality overcome a legacy of…

Month: May 2016