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    • Russia-Ukraine Conflict
    • Asia
    • Civil War
    • Climate Change
    • Editor’s Picks
    • Elections
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    • Europe
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Terrorism, Spoilers, and the Barriers to Resolving Civil Wars

  • ByJoe Young
  • March 7, 2016
By Joe Young. For a change, the news out of Colombia is good. A seemingly endless civil war…
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  • March 6, 2016
By Sarah Bakhtiari American political science has been taking a bashing over its poor explanations for Donald Trump’s…
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Modeling Piracy: A Bridge Between the Academic and Policy Communities

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  • March 1, 2016
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How Patterns of Territorial Control Explain Mass Killings in Syria and Iraq (and in Bosnia)

  • ByJessica Di Salvatore
  • February 29, 2016
Guest post by Jessica Di Salvatore. On January 16th, the Islamic State abducted 400 civilians and killed dozens after…
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  • February 28, 2016
By Patrick Pierson. Recent airstrikes in Libya underscore the increasing importance of countering the emergence of the Islamic…
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Understanding Military (Non)Support in the Wake of Constitutional Coups

  • ByKara Kingma Neu and Deborah Avant
  • February 26, 2016
By Kara Kingma Neu and Deborah Avant. Scholars of democratization in Africa have witnessed a troubling trend: an…
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Federal Syria: It’s Time to Recognize Reality

  • ByEric Kaufmann
  • February 25, 2016
Guest post by Eric Kaufmann. President Obama’s next major foreign-policy task is to move all parties toward a…
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Will Iraqi Kurds Go It Alone?

  • ByAriel I. Ahram
  • February 24, 2016
Guest post by Ariel I. Ahram. The Islamic State has gained the most attention for its bid to destroy…
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Why Engagement Can’t Wait—Walt on Tenure and Bridging the Gap

  • ByCullen Hendrix
  • February 23, 2016
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues Stephen Walt’s “How to Get Tenure” piece over at Foreign Policy should…
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What Happens When Peacekeepers Come Home (Spoiler: No One Really Knows)?

  • ByJonathan D. Caverley and Jesse Dillon Savage
  • February 22, 2016
Guest post by Jonathan D. Caverley and Jesse Dillon Savage. In November last year, President Obama announced a plan…
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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.