Rough Patches on the Silk Road? The Geopolitics of the Belt and Road Initiative
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Note: This post draws on the author’s chapter in a recently released…
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Challenges to US-Russian Military Coordination in Syria
By Sara Bjerg Moller. Last week’s announcement of a cease-fire agreement between the United States and Russia seemed to…
Power Politics Meets Personal Persuasion: The Role of the Next UN Secretary General
By Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal and Devin Finn for Denver Dialogues. As the 71st United Nations General Assembly brings…
Why NATO Enlargement Was a Good Idea
By Rachel Epstein for Denver Dialogues. Many prominent US foreign policy figures opposed NATO enlargement in the 1990s…
Using IR Theory for Policy Prediction
By Deborah Avant for Denver Dialogues. Cullen Hendrix wrote a post a few weeks ago (“Shit Happens”) on…
US Security Assistance and Terrorism: An Inconvenient Truth?
Guest post by Ed Coughlan. According to the Security Assistance Monitor (SAM) dataset, US assistance to foreign military,…
Civilian Protection by Fiat
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues. Recent months have seen many tragedies for civilians both in and out…
The Security Consequences of the Global Refugee Crisis
By Daniel Krcmaric. Anyone remember the global refugee crisis? You can be forgiven for letting it slip your…
Understanding and Preventing Mass Atrocities by Non-States
Guest post by Cyanne E. Loyle. On June 3, the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at…
The Importance of Civilian Agency in Conflict Settings
Guest post by Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv. On June 6, 2016, the Norwegian National Commission (Afghanistanutvalget) to evaluate Norway’s…