Who Counts in Conflicts During the Pandemic?
Guest post by Sophia Dawkins When the WHO declared a pandemic last March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed…
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An Award and a Warning: The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
By guest contributor Sarah Tucker and permanent contributor Timothy D. Sisk Tomorrow, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will award…
Twenty years after UNSCR 1325: Any progress ending wartime sexual violence?
Guest post by Ragnhild Nordås, Dara Kay Cohen, Robert Nagel Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking…
The Costs of a “New Cold War” Are Higher than You Think
Guest post by Nicholas Sambanis, Stergios Skaperdas, and William Wohlforth Great power rivalry is back, and so, unfortunately,…
Might COVID-19 Upend Social Hierarchies?
Guest post by Priscilla Torres, Katie Webster, Chong Chen, and Kyle Beardsley From COVID-19 to the Black Lives…
Art Is a Doorway to Understanding Conflict
Anyone who has sat and stared at the vast masterpiece that is Picasso’s Guernica understands that art—painting, music,…
Remember This? The Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with domestic unrest in America and the looming US presidential election, have eclipsed other…
Movies About Political Violence to Watch… And a Few You Shouldn’t
Let’s take a break and kick off the weekend with a political violence movie night. Editor Joe Young,…
Annexation Won’t “Kill” Jordan’s Peace Agreement with Israel
By Allison Hodgkins Will Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley come at the expense of peace with Jordan?…
Tensions Rise on the Korean Peninsula
Tensions between North and South Korea this week were high and rising. On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, North…