Are We On the Cusp of a Global Wave of Regime Change?
Guest post by Vilde Lunnan Djuve, Carl Henrik Knutsen, and Tore Wig When President Omar Bashir’s 30-year rule…
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Is Political Protest Contagious?
By Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi Large, anti-government protests have taken place in recent months on every continent…
What Happened in Bolivia is a Postmodern Coup. Here’s Why.
Guest post by Abdullah Aydogan Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned a week ago after widespread street protests and…
Fissures in Sisi’s Egypt, and the New Wave of Protests Across the Middle East
Guest post by Kelsey Norman Egypt has arguably seen the most heavy handed retrenchment of authoritarianism in the…
Terrorism Boosts Military Involvement in Politics (And Why It Matters for Democracy)
Guest post by Vincenzo Bove, Mauricio Rivera, and Chiara Ruffa Terrorism does more than kill people and spread fear.…
To Which Victor Goes the Iron Throne? Lessons from Research on Civil War
Guest post by Peter Krause, Samuel Biasi, Gabriella Haedelt, Caitlin Vasington, Andrew Wilson, and Allison Witt. At the heart…
Authoritarian Resilience: Why Bouteflika and Bashir Fell, but Ortega Remains
By Kai Thaler for Denver Dialogues. April saw protestors—with an assist from the military—oust longtime authoritarian leaders Abdelaziz…
The Prevention of Civil War – A New Research Agenda
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann. Political instability has gripped Algeria, Cameroon, and Sudan in recent weeks and months.…
Migration in the Mediterranean: A Second Crisis of Europe’s Making
By Devon Cone and Kelsey P. Norman for Denver Dialogues. EU heads of state met two weeks ago…
What We Know – and Don’t Know – about Religious Civil Wars
Guest post by Desirée Nilsson and Isak Svensson. Ongoing civil wars in Syria, Mali, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Thailand,…