Can Turkey Protect the Uighurs?
Guest post by Emir Yazici. Several international actors have condemned China’s ongoing massive assimilation campaign of Uighur Muslims…
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Children for Hire
Guest post by Christopher Faulkner. Last week marked the 19th anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention…
The Politics of Transitional Justice in Colombia
By Saskia Nauenberg Dunkell for Denver Dialogues. During the 2012-2016 Colombian peace negotiations, delegates emphasized that victims are…
Gendered Violence and Political Agendas
Guest post by Hilary Matfess, Robert U. Nagel, and Meredith Loken. On January 25th, President Donald Trump announced…
Maduro Has Nowhere to Go
Guest post by Gabriel Leon, Scott Gates, and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. On January 23rd, the head of Venezuela’s…
Resisting Coca: How Communities Avoid Narco-economies
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues. When armed conflicts involve illicit economies, they can create special risks for…
Resisting Democratic Erosion in Latin America and Beyond
By Kai Thaler. The dawn of 2019 saw Latin America’s democratic crisis continue and deepen. Most prominently, New…
Will Withdrawing Ties to Venezuela’s Repressive Regime Protect or Harm Human Rights?
Guest post by Gina Lei Miller, Andrew Vonasch, and Ryan Welch. Food and medicine shortages, hyperinflation, and severe…
The Iraqi Humans at the Heart of Conflict
Guest post by Jeremy Pressman. In “Iraq’s Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge,” Ben Taub chronicles the current Iraqi government…
Seeing Like Combatants: How New Data from Conflict Archives are Transforming Conflict Studies
By Laia Balcells and Christopher Sullivan. For states and rebels in the midst of armed conflict, survival requires…