Pro-Government Militia Attacks Surge Amid COVID-19
Britt Koehnlein and Ore Koren
Guest post by Britt Koehnlein and Ore Koren The question of whether the COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike…
Why Human Rights Are Losing Their Good Reputation
Hannah Baron
Guest post by Hannah Baron Human rights organizations and advocates continue to decry the lethal war against crime…
Explaining the Political and Social Unrest in Cuba
William M. LeoGrande
Guest post by William M. LeoGrande “The only thing that could cause a social explosion in this country,”…
Three Questions and Answers About the Civil War in Ethiopia
Nils-Christian Bormann
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann The civil war between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray Political Liberation…
Why Are There So Many Political Assassinations in Brazil?
Mariana Carvalho
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Mariana Carvalho The 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro’s local councilor…
Why Jihadists Are Collecting “Zakat” in the Sahel
Alex Thurston
Guest post by Alex Thurston Around the world, jihadists use a dizzying array of mechanisms to finance themselves,…
Has ISIS Made Gains as a Result of the Pandemic?
Dawn Brancati
By Dawn Brancati and guest contributors Jóhanna Birnir and Qutaiba Idlbi Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19…
The Shifting State of French Civil-Military Relations
Guest post by Chiara Ruffa and Yagil Levy France is in an uproar following an open letter republished…
What’s Driving Police Violence in Colombia?
Aila M. Matanock
By Aila M. Matanock and guest contributors Leonardo R. Arriola, David Dow, and Michaela Mattes Colombian police have…
The US Needs An Approach That Connects Refugees and Forced Migrants
Alex Braithwaite
By Alex Braithwaite, and guest contributors Faten Ghosn and Miranda Simon June 20 is World Refugee Day. The world’s 26…