Martyr #2475
By Allison Beth Hodgkins One of the things I hate about social media is that sometimes you refresh…
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Is the Taliban a Terrorist Group?
Guest post by Brian J. Phillips The White House recently argued that the (Afghan) Taliban is not a…
The Strategic Incentives for Violent Extremism
By Barbara F. Walter On February 18th, the Obama administration will hold a Summit on Countering Violent Extremism.…
Yemen is Even More Dangerous Than We Think
By Barbara F. Walter and Kenneth M. Pollack People think Yemen is dangerous to United States because of…
Past and Present in France: Don’t Give Them What They Want
Guest post by Aliza Luft On November 7th, 1938, Herschel Grynszpan shot and killed German diplomat Ernst vom…
How Not To Respond to the Charlie Hebdo Attacks
By Barbara F. Walter Let’s be clear. The main goal of the three gunmen who attacked Charlie Hebdo yesterday was…
Friday Puzzler: The Mystery of the Un-Recovered Nigerian Girls
By Barbara F. Walter Today’s puzzler is short and sweet: How is it possible that no government, including…
Looking Back on 2014
By Danny Hirschel-Burns It’s been another great year for Political Violence @ a Glance. We won the International…
Do Revelations of Injustice Increase Violence?
By Erica Chenoweth Critics of the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s use of…
Canaries in the Coal Mine: What the “End of Christianity in Iraq” Tells Us About the State of Governance in the Arab World
By Allison Beth Hodgkins Last month there was a depressing article in the Washington Post entitled “Christianity in…