Researching While Black: Why Conflict Research Needs More African Americans (Maybe)
By Christian Davenport I had just flown into Rwanda around 2001/2 when someone came up to me and…
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Friday Puzzler: Why No Violence In Kenya?, Answered
By Taylor Marvin Last week we asked why Kenya’s recent general election was peaceful, in contrast to the…
Friday Puzzler: Why No Violence In Kenya?
By Barbara F. Walter Last week a couple of my colleagues left with some trepidation for Kenya to monitor…
Movies About Political Violence to Watch… and a Few You Shouldn’t
By Joe Young I recently reviewed a paper that explained how to structure an International Relations course through…
The Decline of Violence in Africa
By David E. Cunningham This week’s (March 2nd-8th) issue of The Economist has a 14-page special feature on…
Is the International Criminal Court Following the Flag in Mali?
By Leslie Vinjamuri Only five days after the French launched a military attack on Islamic militants in Mali’s Northern…
Another French Military Intervention in Africa
By David E. Cunningham For the last several days, French forces have used military force to support the…
Violence Escalating in Eastern Congo
By David E. Cunningham Things are heating up in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On Tuesday,…
What’s Going on in Mali?
By Erica Chenoweth This post is part of the “Would Someone Please Explain This to Me?” series. Reader JCB asks:…
Why Africa’s Rebels Become Dictators
By Barbara F. Walter This post is part of the “Would Someone Please Explain This to Me?” series. Reader TJW…