Militias in Syria & Iraq: A Blessing in Disguise?
By Barbara F. Walter Pro-government militias are proliferating in the civil wars in Syria and Iraq and this…
Does Democracy Constrain Rulers or Pacify Dissidents?
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues After two decades of slow but consistent progress toward more democratic governance,…
In Israel, Intense Combat Experience Decreases Support for Negotiations and Human Rights Organizations
Guest post by Devorah Manekin, Guy Grossman, and Dan Miodownik A wave of research has emerged in recent…
Weekly Links
By Danny Hirschel-Burns The New York Times has a multimedia article detailing the extent of lawlessness on the High…
Beware of Hardliners Surrounding the Iran Deal
By Barbara F. Walter David Lake’s post yesterday on the Iran Deal triggered a spirited discussion amongst my…
The Iran Deal is Pretty Damn Attractive Given the Alternatives
Guest post by David Lake How you feel about the Iran agreement depends on your view of the…
Who’s Afraid of Ajnad Misr?
By Allison Beth Hodgkins and Kamal Eldin Salah When IS’s Sinai affiliate Wilayat Sina’ (Province of Sinai) launched…
Putin, Propaganda, and the Path to Peace in Ukraine
By Rudra Sil for Denver Dialogues The May 2015 Denver Dialogues symposium does a nice job of showing…
Weekly Links
By Sarah Bakhtiari What does it mean to be a “good European” today? Here’s a look at the…
Why the UN Sucks at Conflict Prevention
By Andrew Mack In 2005, the UN’s World Summit stressed the need to create “a culture of prevention”…