Syria: A Treasure Trove For Future Scholarship
By Lionel Beehner The International Crisis Group’s latest report on Syria makes for some compelling reading and offers a…
Coup Be Coup
By Steve Saideman Fittingly, I was in Budapest when Egypt’s democracy started to come to an end. Why…
Friday Puzzler: Amidst a Decline of Coups, Egypt
By Barbara F. Walter Wednesday’s coup in Egypt runs counter to the trend of an apparent decrease in…
Weekly Links
By Taylor Marvin Jeremy Pressman on gender and blogging in IR. Daniel Philpott talks about the role of religion in…
UN’s New Intervention in DRC: Offensive or Inoffensive?
By Lionel Beehner With President Obama just wrapping up his trip to Africa, it’s worth pausing to consider the…
The Atrocities Prevention Board Study Assistance Program (APBSAB)
By Christian Davenport So, I was reading the New York Times again (habit) and I read about this Presidential…
Democratic Elections Deter Torture, Right?
By Will H. Moore Good day. Are you in search of some uplifting news? If so, this is…
Where Are All the Female Bloggers?
By Taylor Marvin and Barbara F. Walter Last week’s puzzler pointed out two discordant patterns related to women and blogging. More…
The Downside of Zombies
By Joseph Young World War Z, the latest Zombie book turned big-screen summer blockbuster, has got me thinking…
Why Would Police Risk Planting a Violent Protester?
By Will H. Moore Yesterday Joakim Kruetz posted this question on Facebook: The quote is from a blog post…