Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth Is Iran supporting Syria because Syria is Iran’s “route to the sea”? Not so much.…
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Can Climate Anomalies Explain Conflict Patterns?
Guest post by Lionel Beehner Do spikes in temperature or rainfall cause greater conflict? General John Allen, America’s…
Friday Puzzler: Why Take Credit for Shooting a Girl?
By Barbara F. Walter There are two blatant puzzles associated with the shooting of 14 year old Malala…
Refugees, Transnational Rebels, and the Syrian Civil War
Guest post by Idean Salehyan The Syrian conflict has sparked one of the world’s worst refugee crises, as over 300,000…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth Netanyahu draws a red line, but Israeli elites seem introspective about the wisdom of fighting Iran.…
Moderates of the World, Unite!
Guest post by Lindsay Heger and Roberta Spivak When they released their short “film”, the filmmakers behind “The…
Blasphemy and Violence, 2012 vs. 2006
Guest post by Ron Hassner What can the 2006 Danish cartoons riots teach us about the current pattern of…
The Long Road to Statehood
By Tanisha Fazal As of this week, both the Republican and Democratic platforms now recognize Jerusalem as the capital…
Political Violence Thought of the Week
By Erica Chenoweth “Practically, this process is positive.” ~ Bashar al Assad, commenting on recent defections, as quoted…
23,000 Killed Is Not a Red Line
By Oliver Kaplan Don’t worry. The red line hasn’t been tripped yet. At least President Obama said as…