Reducing Press Attention to Reduce Terrorism?
Guest post by Crystal Shelton, Erik Cleven, and Aaron Hoffman. The Easter morning attack in Sri Lanka reminds…
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Easter Terror in Sri Lanka: Who and Why?
By Page Fortna. Sri Lanka has a horrible history of deliberately indiscriminate attacks on civilians. The Liberation Tigers…
Can Turkey Protect the Uighurs?
Guest post by Emir Yazici. Several international actors have condemned China’s ongoing massive assimilation campaign of Uighur Muslims…
Ending Terror in Kashmir
Guest post by Yelena Biberman. Why—on February 14th— did a 20-year-old Kashmiri villager blow himself up, taking with…
Self-Sacrifice, Moral Crisis, and Legitimacy in Mass Mobilization against Oppression
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues. Today is Gandhi’s birthday, which the United Nations now annually celebrates as…
It’s Not Really About the Nukes—Crisis Negotiation in North Korea
Guest post by Alex Rohlwing. The United States may soon have a shot at talking directly to North…
Violent Democracy in Bangladesh
By Bert Suykens and Julian Kuttig The 2016 attack in the heart of Dhaka’s diplomatic zone Holey Artisan Bakery, left 22…
Trump and the Problem of Pakistan
By Navin Bapat On January 4, President Trump announced that the United States would suspend nearly all aid…
Mao, Gandhi, and the Choice Between Violent and Nonviolent Action
Guest Post by Ches Thurber Last week, Cullen Hendrix wrote a thoughtful and thought-provoking piece on this blog…
Rohingya “terrorists” and the hierarchies of legitimate resistance in Myanmar
Guest Post by David Brenner Last week, militants staged a series of attacks in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine region.…