How the UN Contributes to Conflict Prevention
By Kyle Beardsley, David E. Cunningham, and Peter B. White Scholars have demonstrated a number of areas—such as…
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Why Democratic Occupiers Struggle
Guest post by Matthew Wells “You bomb the hell out of them, and then you encircle it, and…
Soldiers in Dark Times: Military Education, Ethics, and Political Science
By Celestino Perez, Jr. for Denver Dialogues Political scientists, particularly those who study high-stakes situations wherein lives and regimes…
Is Someone Politicizing Intelligence on ISIS?
Guest post by Joshua Rovner This week the New York Times reported on complaints that the military is…
Why Proxy Wars in the Middle East Are (Probably) Here to Stay
By Barbara F. Walter Between 1992 and 2008, the duration of civil wars became significantly shorter than they…
Focusing on ISIS’ Sexual Violence Misses the Bigger Picture
Guest post by Ariel Ahram The world has been horrified once again by the campaign of sexual violence…
The Biggest Threat to the Middle East Isn’t ISIL. It’s Civil Wars.
By Barbara F. Walter The greatest threat to American interests in the Middle East doesn’t come from ISIL…
What Do We Know, and Need to Know, About Successful Counterinsurgency?
Guest post by Eli Berman and Aila M. Matanock Imagine a counterinsurgency challenge: government forces (like the Iraqi…
Military Intervention: Who Looks Before They Leap?
Guest post by Aaron Rapport When conflicts arise in international politics, there is always the possibility that one…
Civil Conflict Intervention: The Dividend of Economic Ties?
Guest post by Szymon M. Stojek and Mwita Chacha Domestic armed conflicts have emerged as the most common,…