Rebel ‘Wives’ on Broadway: An Interview with Evelyn Amony
Post by Dawn Brancati. The Broadway show Eclipsed, written by Danai Gurira and starring Lupita Nyong’o (Oscar-winning actress…
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Burundi on the Brink?
By Patrick Pierson. Back in November, Barbara Walter shared a powerful post on the potential for another mass…
The Underpinnings of Rebel Governance in the Eastern DRC
By Carla Suarez for Denver Dialogues Growing evidence demonstrates that the organizational norms and structures of rebel groups…
Modeling Piracy: A Bridge Between the Academic and Policy Communities
By Andrew Scott for Denver Dialogues This January, the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy hosted…
Understanding Military (Non)Support in the Wake of Constitutional Coups
By Kara Kingma Neu and Deborah Avant. Scholars of democratization in Africa have witnessed a troubling trend: an…
Can Ugandans Achieve True Democracy? The Battle for Systemic Change
Guest post by Erin Mazursky In the lead up to presidential elections on February 18th, incumbent Ugandan President…
State Responses to Local Conflict: Providing Security or Protecting Interests?
By Emma Elfversson When violence erupted in late 2014 between local communities in Turkana, Kenya, where oil was recently…
Burundi Is On the Verge of a Mass Atrocity. Will We Ignore It Again?
By Barbara F. Walter Rarely does the international community get the opportunity to correct an enormous mistake from…
The Rebel Group You Build is the Political Party You Get
Guest post by Jennifer Raymond Dresden In recent weeks, Mozambique celebrated a major milestone in its recovery from…
Financing Rebellion Through Maritime Piracy
Guest post by Ursala Daxecker and Brandon Prins In June 2008, a floating production storage and offloading vessel…