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By Joseph Young The term failed state is a failed concept. It suggests that the modern state is…
Syria, Libya, and the Responsibility to Protect
By Andrew Kydd Over ten thousand people have been killed in the fighting in Syria, and the Assad…
Angels and Anarchists: A Conflict Scholar’s Response to Steven Pinker’s New Book
By Christian Davenport In his popular new book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined Steven…
Syria Outcome @ a Glance
By Joseph Young and Erica Chenoweth As our readers know, we have devoted a great of attention to…
How Likely Is Nuclear Terrorism? Part Two
By Matthew Kocher This is the second post in a two-part series. Part One here. In part one…
Ethnic Groups Are Not States
By Lise Morjé Howard Ethnic groups are not states. This simple fact seems to elude many journalists and,…
How Likely Is Nuclear Terrorism? Part One
By Matthew Kocher This post is going to be in two parts. In the first, I make a…
Syria: UN Monitors a Failure?
By Oliver Kaplan The April 12 Annan plan to deal with Syria was intended to moderate the Assad…
Explaining Communal Violence in Myanmar
By Kristine Eck The past week witnessed the outbreak of communal violence between the Muslim Rohingya and the…
Why Assad Will Fight to the Death
By Barbara F. Walter A striking fact about civil wars is that the outcome is often clear months…