Weekly Links
By Taylor Marvin Violence targeting LBGTI rights advocates in Cameroon continues. A Syrian activist living in Aleppo reports from…
Warlordism and Control in Syria
By Erica Chenoweth Ben Hubbard’s article in last Thursday’s New York Times has a few interesting insights. Assad…
Why Warn Hezbollah about an Impending Attack by Al Qaeda?
By Erica Chenoweth This week it was revealed that the CIA warned Hezbollah, through official Lebanese intermediaries, of…
On the Decriminalization of Private Violence
By Andrew Kydd The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin highlights an interesting change…
Weekly Links
By Taylor Marvin In Egypt, the police and Army made little effort to quell fatal street clashes, Human Rights…
More Challenges to Women’s Representation in Afghanistan
By Sarah Bush Bad news about women’s rights in Afghanistan — as if we needed any more of…
Why a Coup in Egypt, and Why Now?
By Barbara F. Walter Last week’s puzzler posed two questions. First, why has the number of coups in Sub-Sahara…
Male Victimhood in Armed Conflict
By Kristine Eck and Olga Vera Hänni A widely accepted claim is that women make up the majority of…
Will the Egyptian Coup Affect Other Islamist Groups?
Guest post by Brent Sasley In the aftermath of the Egyptian military’s overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government,…
Weekly Links
By Taylor Marvin In Egypt, how Mohamed Morsi’s time in office led liberals to warm to the military. Anthony Bubalo also examines…