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    • Russia-Ukraine Conflict
    • Asia
    • Civil War
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Assessing the Risk of Electoral Violence in the United States

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Will Poll Watchers Make the US Elections Violent?

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Resisting Political Violence in America

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  • October 8, 2020
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The Costs of a “New Cold War” Are Higher than You Think

  • ByNicholas Sambanis, Stergios Skaperdas, and William Wohlforth
  • October 5, 2020
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Might COVID-19 Upend Social Hierarchies?

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  • September 30, 2020
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Contentious Politics in the US: Grievance and Political Opportunity

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  • September 29, 2020
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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 at a Glance
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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.