Burundi Is On the Verge of a Mass Atrocity. Will We Ignore It Again?
By Barbara F. Walter Rarely does the international community get the opportunity to correct an enormous mistake from…
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From Protection to Predation Part I: When Self-Defense Forces “Go Bad”
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues Academic research on internal armed conflict focuses on violence perpetrated by…
To Kill or Not to Kill: Ukrainians Opt for Nonviolent Civil Resistance
Guest post by Maciej Bartkowski and Alina Polyakova On September 3, the Ukrainian government adopted a new national defense strategy set on increasing…
The Crisis Around the Corner
By Patrick Pierson Whether ISIS, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or continued unrest in Libya, one doesn’t have to look…
The Rebel Group You Build is the Political Party You Get
Guest post by Jennifer Raymond Dresden In recent weeks, Mozambique celebrated a major milestone in its recovery from…
Colombia: Never Again?
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues With the historic accord on transitional justice announced by Colombian and FARC…
Insurgent Defection in Civil War: Lessons from Colombia for Combating ISIS
Guest post by Ben Oppenheim, Abbey Steele, Juan F. Vargas, and Michael Weintraub The Islamic State of Iraq…
Enough with the Pessimism about Peacekeeping
By Page Fortna The recent story from the New York Times about United Nations peacekeeping is typical of…
The Policy Prescriptions of Pope Francis
By Barbara F. Walter Pope Francis has spoken surprisingly little about political violence. What he has said, however,…
Torgau, Syria?
By Andrew Kydd There is whole lot of fretting going on over Russia’s move to supply the Assad…