Not Free or Credible: Why Regional Election Observers Failed Chad and Benin
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?
Guest post by Sebastian van Baalen and Jesper Bjarnesen Ivorians head to the polls on October 31, in…
African Mediators Outperform Their Non-African Counterparts—Here’s Why
By Allard Duursma In 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (now known as…
Why has Sudan’s Tolerance for Anti-Regime Protests Run Dry?
By Dawn Brancati. In early June, Sudanese paramilitary forces fired live ammunition into an unarmed crowd of protesters…
Force vs. Legitimacy: UN Peacekeeping and Protecting Civilian Lives
Guest post by Anup Phayal. In recent years, protection of civilians has become a key mandate for UN…
Where Do Ousted Dictators Go?
By Daniel Krcmaric and Abel Escribà-Folch. A dramatic scene unfolded in Gambia on Saturday night, January 21. Longtime…
WANTED: UN Peacekeepers for Mali
By Marina Henke. In early June UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made an urgent plea to increase the…
Bridging the Academic-Policymaker Gap in Chile: A Conversation with Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Discussions on bridging the academic-policymaker gap in international relations usually focus on…
Understanding Military (Non)Support in the Wake of Constitutional Coups
By Kara Kingma Neu and Deborah Avant. Scholars of democratization in Africa have witnessed a troubling trend: an…
Fashioning a Response to Terror: Action versus Overreaction
By Rachel A. Epstein for Denver Dialogues A Symposium with Deborah Avant, Sarah Glaser and Martin Rhodes In…