Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth Why would Syrian rebels abduct UN peacekeepers stationed in the Golan Heights? Here are two…
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Friday Puzzler: Twitter and War
By Barbara F. Walter Back in November, the Israeli Defense Forces fundamentally changed how governments chose to communicate…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth In his Tuesday State of the Union address, President Obama made a revealing comment about his…
When Democratization Produces Drug Violence
By Will H. Moore Why has violence surrounding the drug trade in Mexico spiked so much since the…
Army Training, Suh!
By Steve Saideman NATO operations in Afghanistan are a complex exercise in cooperation and shared responsibility. Members of the ISAF not only…
Postcard from West Point
By Oliver Kaplan Last month I was honored to participate in the 64th annual SCUSA conference (Student Conference…
Invest in Minesweepers
By Andrew Kydd I just attended an interesting forum sponsored by MadPac, the UW Madison pro-Israel group, on…
What Israel’s Prohibition on Targeted Killings Means for US Counterterrorism
Guest post by Sara Bjerg Moller The most surprising development in last month’s ceasefire agreement between Hamas and…
A Zombie Thought Experiment for Women in Combat
By Will H. Moore The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four American…
Justice as Obstruction in Gaza and Israel
Guest Post by Boaz Atzili Here we go again. “Israel has the right to defend itself.” So said…