Quick Report from Israel and the Palestinian Territories
By Erica Chenoweth Two weeks ago, I thought a permanent status agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority…
"Doable" Options in Syria
Guest Post by Matthew Krain In the face of a systematic campaign of atrocities against Syrian citizens, challenging the…
The Need for Multilateral Intervention in Syria
Guest Post by Reed M. Wood The worsening Syrian insurgency pressures the US and its allies to…
War Is Easier When It’s All Dudes?
By Kristine Eck The Defense Department recently notified Congress that it will open up nearly 14,000 jobs to…
International Justice and War Crimes in Civil War
By David E. Cunningham Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s 50-year prison sentence was the first time since Nuremberg…
Ungoverned Spaces
By Joseph Young The term failed state is a failed concept. It suggests that the modern state is…
Syria, Libya, and the Responsibility to Protect
By Andrew Kydd Over ten thousand people have been killed in the fighting in Syria, and the Assad…
Angels and Anarchists: A Conflict Scholar’s Response to Steven Pinker’s New Book
By Christian Davenport In his popular new book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined Steven…
Syria Outcome @ a Glance
By Joseph Young and Erica Chenoweth As our readers know, we have devoted a great of attention to…
How Likely Is Nuclear Terrorism? Part Two
By Matthew Kocher This is the second post in a two-part series. Part One here. In part one…