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…
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Challenges of Measuring an Armed Group’s Lethality: Insights from the Mexican Drug War
Guest post by Omar García-Ponce and Andrés Lajous. A few months ago the New York Times published an…
US Public Support for Drones: Separating Fact from Fiction
By Julia M. Macdonald & Jacquelyn Schneider. Over the past fifteen years drones have become an increasingly important…
Living Among 20 Million Muslims
Post by Allison Beth Hodgkins. The assumption undergirding the Republican nominee’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the United…
“Catch Your Thief”: From Vigilantism to Vigilance in Lima’s Southern Cone
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues. Cases of extrajudicial vigilantism often only serve to exacerbate insecurity and…
How Violence and Uncertainty Can Deter Displacement
Guest post by Justin Schon. Between the end of 2006 and the end of 2008, two-thirds of the…
Violence in Turkey Is Increasingly Resembling Violence in Syria – Here’s Data to Show Why
Guest post by Güneş Murat Tezcür & Clayton Besaw. While the world has been focused on the violence…
Internet Shutdowns During Political Unrest Are Becoming Normal – And It Should Worry Us
Guest post by Anita Gohdes. Last night, for the eleventh night in a row, Internet access was shut…
Tortoise Politics in the Time of the Hare: Long-Run Solutions to Social Conflict in Latin America
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues. All too often, “post-conflict” societies continue to confront challenges related to…
Revisiting Rebellion: Why Women Participate in Armed Conflict
By Alexis Henshaw for Denver Dialogues. What makes a person choose to support or fight for a non-state…