What Washington Think Tanks Like: Data
By Joseph Young I have a (at least one) secret sin. I enjoy the blog sites/posts called “What…
Will Assad Use His Chemical Weapons?
By Taylor Marvin The risk of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime appears to be increasing. The New…
Friday Puzzler: The Striking Absence of Grey Hair
By Barbara F. Walter Readers should excuse my somewhat frivolous post. I just finished my 40th lecture of…
Invest in Minesweepers
By Andrew Kydd I just attended an interesting forum sponsored by MadPac, the UW Madison pro-Israel group, on…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth “Peaceful protests are all we have at our disposal.” This thought comes from a Russian…
What Israel’s Prohibition on Targeted Killings Means for US Counterterrorism
Guest post by Sara Bjerg Moller The most surprising development in last month’s ceasefire agreement between Hamas and…
Friday Puzzler: Why Oppose Palestinians’ UN Bid?
By Barbara F. Walter Why are Israel and the United States so opposed to the UN granting Palestinians…
A Zombie Thought Experiment for Women in Combat
By Will H. Moore The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four American…
Erica Chenoweth Selected for Grawemeyer Award
By Taylor Marvin Congratulations to Political Violence @ a Glance cofounder Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan for winning the 2013…
Violence Escalating in Eastern Congo
By David E. Cunningham Things are heating up in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On Tuesday,…