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The US Designates Yemen’s Houthis a Foreign Terrorist Organization

  • January 19, 2021
Guest post by Marta Furlan As the clock ticks for the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
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What Happens When Armed Groups Endorse Politicians?

  • November 4, 2020
By Aila Matanock Over the past few months, headlines have indicated that leaders of two major armed groups…
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Will the Afghan Peace Talks Succeed?

  • September 18, 2020
By Aila M. Matanock Last Saturday saw Afghan factions come together in Doha for peace talks. The Taliban,…
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News of A Kidnapping

  • September 2, 2020
Guest post by Danielle Gilbert In late January, an American named Mark Frerichs was kidnapped in Afghanistan. Like…
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Trends in Militarized Policing: New Data and Puzzles

  • July 23, 2020
Guest post by Erica De Bruin In recent months, protests in support of Black Lives Matter—and the federal…
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Is COVID-19 “Shrinking” the State?

  • May 11, 2020
By Juan Tellez Much has been written lately about the potential for COVID-19 to instigate or exacerbate political…
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Roadblocks to Legitimacy for the Taliban

  • May 5, 2020
By guest contributor Shikshya Adhikari The Taliban’s attempts to garner political legitimacy cannot go unnoticed. The Taliban were…
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Diversions: Fraudulent Elections

  • April 24, 2020
On more than one occasion, the Trump administration has made the unsubstantiated claim that illegal ballots, including those…
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Electoral Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Economic Consequences

  • April 22, 2020
By guest contributors Austin Doctor and Stephen Bagwell The weeks leading up to Cameroon’s February 2020 parliamentary and…
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As Governments Dither on COVID-19, Jihadists and Gang Leaders Step In

  • April 15, 2020
Guest post by Gregoire Phillips We live in a strange time. Through a combination of online, radio, and…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, 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. 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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    • January 29, 2021
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    • January 18, 2021
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    • September 10, 2020
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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.