Resisting Political Violence in America
Guest post by Jessica Maves Braithwaite Concern is growing about the potential for escalating and widespread violence in…
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The Costs of a “New Cold War” Are Higher than You Think
Guest post by Nicholas Sambanis, Stergios Skaperdas, and William Wohlforth Great power rivalry is back, and so, unfortunately,…
Might COVID-19 Upend Social Hierarchies?
Guest post by Priscilla Torres, Katie Webster, Chong Chen, and Kyle Beardsley From COVID-19 to the Black Lives…
Contentious Politics in the US: Grievance and Political Opportunity
Guest post by Karin Dyrstad and Solveig Hillesund Is the US heading towards widespread political violence—or even a…
The Threat in America is Destroying Democracy from Within
By Stephen M. Saideman Because of Donald Trump’s statements, and news that his campaign staff has been seeking…
The Human Impact of Deportation
By Juan Tellez, and guest contributor David Dow The COVID-19 pandemic brought a brief respite in national deportation…
Scattered Cities: Why Low Urban Concentration Makes Civil War A (Very) Remote Possibility in the US
By permanent contributor Michael Weintraub, Megan Stewart, and Dani Nedal When we published a paper in the Journal…
Civil Society to the Rescue?
By Evan Perkoski and Erica Chenoweth Widespread pro-democracy protests have engulfed Belarus over claims that the recent presidential…
Remember This? The Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with domestic unrest in America and the looming US presidential election, have eclipsed other…
News of A Kidnapping
Guest post by Danielle Gilbert In late January, an American named Mark Frerichs was kidnapped in Afghanistan. Like…