Wakanda, Afrofuturism, and Decolonizing International Relations Scholarship
By Yolande Bouka for Denver Dialogues Next week, Marvel Studios will release one of its most anticipated films…
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Grievances, Accommodation, and the Decline of Ethnic Violence
By Lars Erik Cederman, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, & Julian Wucherpfennig The finding that violent conflict has declined, especially after…
Could the Military be a Leader in Combating #MeToo?
By Kyleanne Hunter Two weeks ago, Deborah Avant wrote that the #metoo movement could be good for men,…
Civilians, Coups, and Criminal Conflict: A List of Must-read Scholarship on Political Violence From 2017
By Drew Stommes Fifteen scholars of political violence provided me with recommendations on what they regarded as the…
Making Sense of Trump’s War Against the Islamic State
By Adam Scharpf The Islamic State (IS) has lost most of its territory in Syria and Iraq. Some…
#MeToo Reducing Taboos: Preference Falsification in Action
By Rachel Weintraub Last month, Time Magazine gifted its prestigious Person of the Year award. The award, which…
Why #metoo Could be Good for Men, Too
By Deborah Avant for Denver Dialogues The initial incredible outpouring of stories under #metoo resulted in feelings of solidarity…
Prestige, Dignity, and Job Security: How Army Integration Promotes Peace
By Julia Strasheim and Subindra Bogati After civil war, policies that deal with former rebel combatants often envision to…
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Contradictory Progress of Gender Representation in Kenya
By Alexis Coopersmith “A nation without women leaders is like a family without a mother.” The billboard, plastered…
When Do Referendums Lead to Conflict?
By Katy Collin On September 25, Iraqi Kurds held a referendum on independence. Within the week, on 1…