Lasting Peace in Colombia: Pipe Dream or Possible?
By Page Fortna Oliver Kaplan recently posted about the prospects for reaching a peace deal in Colombia when…
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Friday Puzzler: Why Did the Governments in Egypt and Libya Respond So Differently to the Embassy Attacks?
By Barbara F. Walter On September 11, 2012, US embassies in Egypt and Libya were attacked. While the…
Naughty or Nice? The Politics of the FTO List
By Joseph Young For casual observers, the recent dust-up over the delisting of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, or MEK, from…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth Netanyahu draws a red line, but Israeli elites seem introspective about the wisdom of fighting Iran.…
Friday Puzzler: Why the US Kills Its Enemies, Answered
By Taylor Marvin Last week we asked why the US suddenly seems to have litte interest in capturing…
Things to Do This Weekend: Washington, DC Edition
By Tanisha M. Fazal I don’t live in DC but, if I did, I’d be planning to bear…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth “CAR SMASHINGS AHEAD, JAPANESE CAR OWNERS SHOULD TURN BACK NOW” – sign held by a…
Precipitants Are Not Preconditions
By Joseph Young Some pundits, politicians, and others who prefer sound bites like narratives that rest on a…
Spoiler Alert
By Andrew Kydd To Western eyes, the short film that has caused a new wave of violence in…
The Long Road to Statehood
By Tanisha Fazal As of this week, both the Republican and Democratic platforms now recognize Jerusalem as the capital…