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Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration in Ethiopia: What to Expect

  • January 31, 2023
Guest post by Júlia Palik In November 2022, the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front…
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Are UN Peacekeeping Leaders Held to Account?

  • March 9, 2022
Guest post by Magnus Lundgren, Kseniya Oksamytna, and Vincenzo Bove When the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission was…
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The International Community, Coups, and Electoral ‘Attaboys

  • February 9, 2022
Guest post by Jonathan Powell and Salah Ben Hammou Coups in Africa have reached crisis proportions. Since Niger’s…
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Not Free or Credible: Why Regional Election Observers Failed Chad and Benin

  • April 22, 2021
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Christina Cottiero Welcoming election observation missions has become routine for governments…
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Will Côte d’Ivoire’s Presidential Election Turn Violent?

  • October 15, 2020
Guest post by Sebastian van Baalen and Jesper Bjarnesen Ivorians head to the polls on October 31, in…
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African Mediators Outperform Their Non-African Counterparts—Here’s Why

  • April 30, 2020
By Allard Duursma In 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (now known as…
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Why has Sudan’s Tolerance for Anti-Regime Protests Run Dry?

  • June 18, 2019
By Dawn Brancati. In early June, Sudanese paramilitary forces fired live ammunition into an unarmed crowd of protesters…
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Force vs. Legitimacy: UN Peacekeeping and Protecting Civilian Lives

  • April 22, 2019
Guest post by Anup Phayal. In recent years, protection of civilians has become a key mandate for UN…
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Where Do Ousted Dictators Go?

  • February 3, 2017
By Daniel Krcmaric and Abel Escribà-Folch. A dramatic scene unfolded in Gambia on Saturday night, January 21. Longtime…
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WANTED: UN Peacekeepers for Mali

  • June 20, 2016
By Marina Henke.  In early June UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made an urgent plea to increase the…
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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. 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.