The Power of Die-in Protests
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues A group of people gather together in a town square. Suddenly, they…
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Do Tunisians Perceive a Democracy/Security Tradeoff?
By Sarah Bush and Lauren Prather Earlier this week, armed men opened fire on tourists getting off buses…
Nonviolent Mobilization Against State Impunity Through Forensic Anthropology
By Devin Finn for Denver Dialogues At a press conference on Friday, November 7, 2014, Mexico’s Attorney General…
Torture in Chicago: Why It’s Not Surprising and How to Stop It
Guest Post by Ryan M. Welch A series of recent reports, mostly by the Guardian (see here for…
Looking to Raise Their Stock on Marriage Market, Some Muslim Girls Join Islamic State
By Barbara F. Walter Over the past few years, approximately 550 young Muslim women have left Europe to…
Why is DAESH (Islamic State) Executing via Decapitation?
By Will H. Moore “If it bleeds, it leads.” Armstrong Williams. Roger MacGinty recently visited the US, and…
Bargaining Theory and Domestic Violence
By Barbara F. Walter Domestic violence produces significantly higher costs to society than murders and civil wars, at…
Past and Present in France: Don’t Give Them What They Want
Guest post by Aliza Luft On November 7th, 1938, Herschel Grynszpan shot and killed German diplomat Ernst vom…
Senate Report on Torture Seems Unlikely to Lead to Greater Accountability
By Leslie Vinjamuri The executive summary of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on torture, released…
The CIA Torture Program: A Case of Can’t Control or Won’t Control?
Guest post by Neil Mitchell The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence tells us that America’s ineffective torture policy…