Will Civil War in Ethiopia Spread?
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann Do civil wars spread—and where? Political scientists have demonstrated sizable evidence of contagion…
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Twenty years after UNSCR 1325: Any progress ending wartime sexual violence?
Guest post by Ragnhild Nordås, Dara Kay Cohen, Robert Nagel Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking…
The Future of Conflict in Mining
Guest post by Anouk Rigterink and Kristen DeCaires Gall On June 17, 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
The Costs of a “New Cold War” Are Higher than You Think
Guest post by Nicholas Sambanis, Stergios Skaperdas, and William Wohlforth Great power rivalry is back, and so, unfortunately,…
Might COVID-19 Upend Social Hierarchies?
Guest post by Priscilla Torres, Katie Webster, Chong Chen, and Kyle Beardsley From COVID-19 to the Black Lives…
Contentious Politics in the US: Grievance and Political Opportunity
Guest post by Karin Dyrstad and Solveig Hillesund Is the US heading towards widespread political violence—or even a…
Art Is a Doorway to Understanding Conflict
Anyone who has sat and stared at the vast masterpiece that is Picasso’s Guernica understands that art—painting, music,…
Scattered Cities: Why Low Urban Concentration Makes Civil War A (Very) Remote Possibility in the US
By permanent contributor Michael Weintraub, Megan Stewart, and Dani Nedal When we published a paper in the Journal…
The Two Faces of Kurdistan: Nationalism Vs Communalism
By guest contributor Sam Biasi and permanent contributor Peter Krause In September 2017, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)…
Why Secession Isn’t Likely for South Yemen
Guest post by Tyler B. Parker Separatist struggles often shape international politics. Some secessionist movements have yielded sovereign…