Burundi and the Challenges of Evaluating Peace-building Success
Guest post by David E. Cunningham Recent events in Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a…
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The Decline of Ethnic Politics? The UK Election and the Northern Ireland Party System
Guest post by Matthew Isaacs While the United Kingdom settles into another Conservative government (and exit pollsters reevaluate…
Political Violence and Humanitarian Technology
Guest post by Katja Lindskov Jacobsen Can humanitarian uses of new digital technologies always be expected to have benevolent…
What Are the Prospects of Preventive Diplomacy? Conflict Intensity Might Give Us a Hint.
Guest post by Constantin Ruhe During the Syrian conflict, violence escalated dramatically in late 2011 and early 2012.…
Social Movements Across Borders: Caravana 43’s Visit to the United States
By Cassy Dorff for Denver Dialogues To get to Vermont from Denver all you need is a good…
The United States: Laggard on Women’s Representation, Promoter of Women’s Representation
By Sarah Bush In my very first post on Political Violence at a Glance, I discussed some of…
Is Boko Haram a Roving Bandit?
Guest post by Kyle Beardsley and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch In recent months, Boko Haram has devastated a number of…
Where is the Muslim Gandhi?
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues Recently, the Korbel School’s Center for Middle East Studies hosted a dialogue…
Where Do Pirates Go?
Guest post by Ursula Daxecker, Brandon Prins, and Jessica Di Salvatore The rise (and decline) of Somali piracy.…
Notes on the Conflict in Yemen: Local vs. Transnational Roots of Violence
Guest post by Thomas Eilers Shots crackled sporadically throughout the day as dark plumes of smoke rose from…