Mythbusting the Burden Sharing Problem
By Steve Saideman Yes, NATO countries do not spend equally on defense. NATO countries varied quite significantly in…
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The Reports of War’s Demise Have Been Somewhat Exaggerated
By Tanisha M. Fazal To many, current conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and Gaza make the world seem…
Islamists at a Glance: Why Do Syria’s Rebel Fighters Join Islamist Groups? (The Reasons May Have Less to Do With Religiosity Than You Might Think )
Guest post by Vera Mironova, Loubna Mrie, and Sam Whitt Why do some Syrian rebels join the Free Syrian…
Peacekeeping Works Better Than You May Think
Guest post by Roland Paris Does peacekeeping work? Janice Stein (University of Toronto) and I had a lively…
The Pakistan Army’s Facebook War
By Paul Staniland Since June 15, the Pakistan Army has been waging Operation Zarb-e-Azb. This military offensive into…
Why Are There No Nuclear Weapons in South America?
By Taylor Marvin As part of its occasional ‘Would Someone Please Explain This to Me” series, Political Violence…
Irregular Forces in Ukraine
Guest post by Sabine C. Carey and Neil J. Mitchell With the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17,…
Israel’s Strategic Goal
Guest post by Jeremy Pressman Part of me is quite sympathetic to Erica Chenoweth’s framing of the current…
Building a Better Cease-Fire
By Page Fortna The collapse of the cease-fire in the Israeli-Gaza conflict, less than 2 hours into what…
Israel and Hamas Are Both Just Winging It
By Erica Chenoweth Israel is more than three weeks into Operation Protective Edge. With over 1328 Palestinians and…