Why Kidnap Girls?
By Barbara F. Walter One of the strategies that Boko Haram has pursued in its attempt to overthrow the…
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Syria and the International Criminal Court
By Leslie Vinjamuri Last week, pressure to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court resurfaced, this time with…
The Worst Kind of Torture
By Joseph Young Nearly all states torture. Kingdoms, personalist and military dictatorships, and even democracies use this tool…
Use the Force, Brazilian Protestors?
By Oliver Kaplan This post contains spoilers for the original Star Wars trilogy. At this summer’s World Cup soccer…
Does Torture Work?
Guest post by Christopher Sullivan More precisely, does committing torture enable state forces to limit subsequent acts of violence?…
Rwanda, Remembrance and Research: Or, How Rwandan Violence Taught Me to Embrace Subnational/Disaggregated Conflict Studies and Integral Conflict Research
By Christian Davenport Fourteen years ago I began a journey to understand the political violence that took place in…
Not Just Victims and Perpetrators: Understanding Rwanda’s Genocide, Twenty Years-On
Guest post by Aliza Luft One day about twenty years ago, a Hutu soldier in Rwanda accepted twenty-five dollars…
Mass Death Sentences Reflect Egypt’s Eliminationist Strategy
Guest post by Mohamad Elmasry Last Monday’s mass death sentences against 529 Egyptian civilians accused of killing a single…
Group Emotions and Violence
Guest post by Brent Sasley Last month Rose McDermott wrote an important piece in these pages arguing that…
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Conflict Spillover
Guest post by Idean Salehyan and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch The Syrian refugee crisis has been heartbreaking to watch. According to…