DRC’s Nyiragongo Erupts: Does This Mean Conflict Will Too?
Guest post by Jaclyn Johnson and Christopher Faulkner The Nyiragongo volcano in the North Kivu region of the…
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Should UN Peacekeepers Help Regulate Conflict Minerals?
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Patrick Hunnicutt In September 2020, a Mai-Mai militia attempted to seize…
Not Free or Credible: Why Regional Election Observers Failed Chad and Benin
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Christina Cottiero Welcoming election observation missions has become routine for governments…
Conflict Minerals Legislation: Shooting at the Wrong Target… Again
Guest post by Nik Stoop and Marijke Verpoorten On January 1, 2021, the European Conflict Minerals Act came…
Who Counts in Conflicts During the Pandemic?
Guest post by Sophia Dawkins When the WHO declared a pandemic last March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed…
Will Civil War in Ethiopia Spread?
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann Do civil wars spread—and where? Political scientists have demonstrated sizable evidence of contagion…
Nigerians and Americans Are Protesting Police Violence, But They Have Different Demands. Here’s Why
Guest post by Megan Turnbull Police brutality is an entrenched problem in Nigeria and the US, and 2020…
Will the US Experience Election Violence? Lessons from Kenya
Guest post by Kathleen Klaus Kenya experienced one of the worst episodes of election violence in 2007 when…
The Future of Conflict in Mining
Guest post by Anouk Rigterink and Kristen DeCaires Gall On June 17, 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
Will Côte d’Ivoire’s Presidential Election Turn Violent?
Guest post by Sebastian van Baalen and Jesper Bjarnesen Ivorians head to the polls on October 31, in…