Calling a Crime “Inspired By” Terrorism Is a Useless Distinction
By David A. Siegel. Over at HuffPost Joe Young recently argued that it is important to distinguish between…
Month: June 2016
23 posts
The Israeli-Palestinian Cold War, or Temporary Peace Through Incompatible Expectations
By Andrew Kydd. My impression of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict today is that it has entered a Cold War…
Protest, Counterprotest, and the Political Ineffectiveness of Chaos
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues. It was a nasty scene on Saturday in Sacramento. As about 30…
“Dark Networks” and Extremist Adaptation
Guest post by Michael Kenney. Today, two of Britain’s leading extremists go on trial at the historic Old…
Weekly Links
By Patrick Pierson. Renewed fighting in Mozambique means military escorts are required for both passenger and commercial vehicles in…
The Jevons Paradox and the Economy of Drone Strikes
Guest post by Christopher Shay. The killing in May of Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the late leader of…
Between Radicalization and Violence
Guest post by Yelena Biberman and Gage Willand. Why do people kill in the name of an idea? The…
The Politics of Closing Refugee Camps
Guest post by Beth Elise Whitaker. On May 6, 2016, the Government of Kenya announced plans to close…
Political Violence Before and After Brexit
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues. On Thursday, June 15, Jo Cox, a rising star in the British…
WANTED: UN Peacekeepers for Mali
By Marina Henke. In early June UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made an urgent plea to increase the…