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    • Civil War
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Peace Overtures from Iran?

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  • September 27, 2013
By Barbara F. Walter This past Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a somewhat surprising speech in which…
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The Strength of al-Shabab

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  • September 26, 2013
By Joe Young The recent attack by al-Shabab on an up-scale shopping mall in Nairobi, which has claimed…
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  • September 23, 2013
By Taylor Marvin An ongoing terrorist attack on a Nairobi, Kenya shopping mall frequented by foreigners by the Somali militant…
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The Logic Behind Assad’s Use of Chemical Weapons

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  • September 20, 2013
By Barbara F. Walter Last week I asked why Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons even after Obama had drawn…
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Oslo’s Enduring Commitment Problem

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  • September 19, 2013
By Allison Beth Hodgkins Why would anyone want to read another analysis of the commitment problems lurking in…
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Social Media, News, and Rights Advocacy

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  • September 18, 2013
By Will H. Moore Back in 2010 an Irish journalist, Mark Little, left his post as presenter on Irish…
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Weekly Links

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  • September 16, 2013
By Taylor Marvin The US and Russia reached a deal Saturday aimed at disposing of Syria’s chemical arms by mid-2014. The…
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Why the CW Inspection Plan Doesn’t Have to be Perfect, or Even Close, to Succeed

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  • September 13, 2013
By Page Fortna As the Obama administration and the world contemplate a plan to secure Syria’s chemical weapons,…
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Friday Puzzler: The Logic of Chemical Weapons

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  • September 13, 2013
By Barbara F. Walter Over the last two weeks, the policy world and the media have fixated on…
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When Diplomacy Means More War

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  • September 12, 2013
By Barbara F. Walter Admit it. We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard that President…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world's conflict zones. Supported by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.

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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.