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Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa
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Strongman Benefits from Terrorism and Security Concerns in Sri Lanka

  • ByPage Fortna
  • November 20, 2019
By Page Fortna Sri Lankans went to the polls on Friday, 10+ years after a long-running civil war,…
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Evo Morales at a press conference in Mexico City. Photo courtesy of
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What Happened in Bolivia is a Postmodern Coup. Here’s Why.

  • ByAbdullah Aydogan
  • November 19, 2019
Guest post by Abdullah Aydogan Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned a week ago after widespread street protests and…
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Protests in Plaza Baquedano, downtown Santiago. Photo courtesy of Hugo Morales.
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More Than Reporting: Media Portrayal of Protests Can Impact Their Success (and Failure)

  • ByPearce Edwards and Daniel Arnon
  • November 11, 2019
Guest post by Pearce Edwards and Daniel Arnon In recent months, a wave of mass protests has broken…
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Hong Kong Protests. Photo courtesy of Studio Incendo.
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Why Have the Hong Kong Protests Lasted So Long?

  • ByDawn Brancati
  • October 29, 2019
By Dawn Brancati and Nathan Law Twenty-one weeks. That is how long the current protests against Chinese rule in Hong…
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Protesters in Cairo
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Fissures in Sisi’s Egypt, and the New Wave of Protests Across the Middle East

  • ByKelsey Norman
  • October 22, 2019
Guest post by Kelsey Norman Egypt has arguably seen the most heavy handed retrenchment of authoritarianism in the…
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Halle synagogue
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Identity, Law, and How Political Elites Define Terrorism

  • ByAnna Meier
  • October 18, 2019
Guest post by Anna Meier In the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 9 attack on a synagogue in…
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Turkish soldiers in Northern Syria
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Explaining Turkey’s Cross-Border Operation into Syria

  • ByLionel Beehner
  • October 16, 2019
By Lionel Beehner The Turkish incursion into northern Syria has revealed a central truth in international affairs: that the…
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Gendarmerie in Paris
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Terrorism Boosts Military Involvement in Politics (And Why It Matters for Democracy)

  • ByVincenzo Bove, Mauricio Rivera, and Chiara Ruffa
  • October 14, 2019
Guest post by Vincenzo Bove, Mauricio Rivera, and Chiara Ruffa Terrorism does more than kill people and spread fear.…
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Free Palestine protest
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Israel, Palestine, and the Perpetual Denial of Nationalist Claims

  • ByEvan Perkoski
  • October 10, 2019
Guest post by Evan Perkoski and Jeremy Pressman Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, campaigning ahead of legislative elections…
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Accommodating the Hong Kong Protests, It’s Not Too Surprising

  • ByGraig R. Klein
  • September 24, 2019
Guest post by Graig R. Klein. After months of boiling discontent, Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, extended…
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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.