What the Iranian Revolution Can Teach Us About the US Presidential Election
Guest post by Idean Salehyan. At first glance, the processes leading up to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran…
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Understanding Duterte’s ‘Dirty War’ in the Philippines
Guest post by Belén González. Since President Duterte took office on June 30th, a dramatic increase in state…
Is Europe Facing a Refugee Crisis?
By Patrick Pierson. On November 2nd, 239 migrants died crossing the Mediterranean en route from Libya to the…
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…
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…
How the Trump Campaign is Undermining American Democracy
Guest post by Allison Patch and Anne Frugé. The 2016 election provides a reality-check about the frailty of…
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…