How Did Guerrilla Violence Shape the 2014 Presidential Election in Colombia?
Guest post by Michael Weintraub, Thomas Flores, and Juan Vargas Violence sadly has become a regular feature of…
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How Repression of Nonviolent Dissidents Backfired on Mexico’s “Imperial Couple”
Guest post by Gina Lei Miller On September 26, 2014, student protesters from the Ayotzinapa teacher’s college were attacked…
Looking Back on 2014
By Danny Hirschel-Burns It’s been another great year for Political Violence @ a Glance. We won the International…
Friday Puzzler: Fear Not Cuba, Unless You’re Republican
By Barbara F. Walter Republican rancor began as soon as the U.S.’s new policy toward Cuba was announced…
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…
Why Can’t Democracies Settle Civil Wars?
Guest post by Joakim Kreutz What effects will the outcome of the upcoming Colombian presidential elections (May 25th) have…
García Márquez’ Magical Realism: It’s Real
By Oliver Kaplan Last month, the world lost literary giant Gabriel García Márquez, whom Colombian President Juan Manuel…
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…
Protest and the Outsourcing of State Repression
Guest post by Anita Gohdes and Sabine Carey Images capturing the protests in Kiev last week, and now…
Vigilantes in Mexico: Borderline Political Violence?
Guest post by Brian J. Phillips Citizens and security forces repeatedly face off in a new wave of…