What Food Price-Related Protests in Sudan and Liberia Tell Us About How Autocracies and Democracies Address Price Crises
By Cullen S. Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Note: this is a guest post. I’ll be returning to the…
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Why has Sudan’s Tolerance for Anti-Regime Protests Run Dry?
By Dawn Brancati. In early June, Sudanese paramilitary forces fired live ammunition into an unarmed crowd of protesters…
Authoritarian Resilience: Why Bouteflika and Bashir Fell, but Ortega Remains
By Kai Thaler for Denver Dialogues. April saw protestors—with an assist from the military—oust longtime authoritarian leaders Abdelaziz…
Hierarchy and Central Leadership Help Nonviolent Campaigns Prevail When Fringe Terrorism Occurs
Guest post by Margherita Belgioioso, Stefano Costalli, and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. Recent research shows that nonviolent dissent can…
Why “Bread and Oil” Protests in Sudan Prompted a Cabinet Reshuffle
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Last week, in response to mass street protests, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced…
Ending Terror in Kashmir
Guest post by Yelena Biberman. Why—on February 14th— did a 20-year-old Kashmiri villager blow himself up, taking with…
More than the Military: Understanding Maduro’s Strategy of Social Control
Guest post by Pearce Edwards and Patrick Pierson. In Venezuela, the rule of President Nicolás Maduro appears increasingly…
What is Happening in Venezuela?
By Consuelo Amat for Denver Dialogues. Venezuela has been inching toward authoritarianism for over a decade, but it…
Three Lessons from the History of Foreign-Imposed Regime Change
Guest post by Melissa Willard-Foster. It took only minutes for the Trump Administration to support Venezuela’s opposition leader,…
Will Withdrawing Ties to Venezuela’s Repressive Regime Protect or Harm Human Rights?
Guest post by Gina Lei Miller, Andrew Vonasch, and Ryan Welch. Food and medicine shortages, hyperinflation, and severe…