Why Egypt May Avoid Civil War
By Lionel Beehner The question on many minds right now is whether Egypt is sliding into a civil war.…
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Friday Puzzler: Why do Extremists Disproportionately Gain When States Falter?
By Barbara F. Walter One of the puzzles associated with the war in Syria is why radical Islamist groups…
Why Was CAR President Francois Bozizé Recently Deposed, and Why Now?
Guest post by Bob Bahr This piece was one of two written for Claire Adida’s UC San Diego undergraduate course “Contention…
How Would Obama’s Syria Policy Benefit from Hindsight?
By Taylor Marvin The conflict in Syria has now killed over 100,000 people, and the war appears likely to…
Warlordism and Control in Syria
By Erica Chenoweth Ben Hubbard’s article in last Thursday’s New York Times has a few interesting insights. Assad…
Male Victimhood in Armed Conflict
By Kristine Eck and Olga Vera Hänni A widely accepted claim is that women make up the majority of…
Syria: A Treasure Trove For Future Scholarship
By Lionel Beehner The International Crisis Group’s latest report on Syria makes for some compelling reading and offers a…
The Attack on the ICRC and the Changing Conflict in Afghanistan
By Jason Lyall On 29 May, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan,…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth A recent article in the New York Times reminded me of recent work about why violence…
Comparative Xenophobia, Part II
By Steve Saideman I had intended to address the relationship between economic freedom and tolerance Max Fisher touched…