Al Nusra Front Archives - Political Violence at a Glance

September 15, 2014

By Sara Bjerg Moller On Wednesday evening, President Obama took to the airwaves to announce his much-awaited strategy…

August 16, 2013

By Barbara F. Walter Last week I posed two questions, asking why al Qaeda has enjoyed such success in…

August 9, 2013

By Barbara F. Walter One of the puzzles associated with the war in Syria is why radical Islamist groups…

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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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Dissecting Obama’s Four-Point Strategy Against ISIL

Why Extremists Thrive During Civil Wars

Friday Puzzler: Why do Extremists Disproportionately Gain When States Falter?

Best Books of 2022: Fiction and Graphic Novel Edition

Ten Years of Political Violence At A Glance

Juneteenth 2.0—or Putting Black Folk Back into Their Emancipation

Other Peoples’ Wars

Why a Settlement in Ukraine Remains Out of Reach