Should We Be Surprised by the Rise in Hate Crimes?
Guest post by Brian J. Phillips. Since the presidential election on November 8th, hundreds of hate crimes have…
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How Can We Know When Popular Movements Are Winning? Look to These Four Trends
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues. In the past week, an awful lot of people have asked me…
Santos’ Gambit and the Shadow of Domestic Politics in Peace Processes
By Juan Tellez and Kyle Beardsley. The narrow failure of the peace referendum in Colombia on October 2nd shocked…
Violence Against Women in Politics
By Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues. Last week I met with a group of women politicians in Kenya…
“Strength” and the Civil-Military Language Gap
By Kyleanne Hunter for Denver Dialogues. Introduction by Deborah Avant In an earlier post, Sarah Bakhtiari wrote of…
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Donald Trump’s Failed Attempt at Using Culpability Against Hillary Clinton
By Sarah E. Croco and Jessica L.P. Weeks. Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been anything but ordinary. Amidst…
It’s the Economy, Stupid (But Blame Minority Groups)
Guest post by Graig R. Klein, Carla Martinez Machain, and Efe Tokdemir. In an effort to rally political support during…
Why Do Peaceful Protests “Turn Violent”?
By Jonathan Pinckney for Denver Dialogues. It’s a common story, seen in democracies and non-democracies, in every region of…
War Dynamics and the “NO” Vote in the Colombian Referendum
By Ana Arjona. After six years of negotiations, the Colombian government and the leadership of the Revolutionary Armed…