What We Can Learn from Looking at Private Security Across Time and Space
By Deborah Avant and Kara Kingma Neu for Denver Dialogues. We know a lot about private security from…
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The Case of the Missing Dictators
By Barbara F. Walter. Two weeks ago I asked why so many African dictators resigned in the short…
Why Have So Many African Dictators Suddenly Resigned?
By Barbara F. Walter. Africa is known for its dictators and their uncanny ability to stay in power…
When Fighting Breaks Out – Explaining Subnational Variation in Civil War Onset
Guest post by Ore Koren. Civil war onset is often correctly associated with weak states, such as Afghanistan.…
Power Politics Meets Personal Persuasion: The Role of the Next UN Secretary General
By Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal and Devin Finn for Denver Dialogues. As the 71st United Nations General Assembly brings…
Mapping Territorial Control in Civil Wars
By James Igoe Walsh, Michael Findley, Daniel Strandow, and Jean-Claude Thill. How does control of territory influence the course of…
Symposium: Oil and International Politics
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues Oil is the world’s most widely traded commodity and the key input…
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…
A Chinese Resource Curse?
Guest post by Julia Bader and Ursula Daxecker Is China’s oil diplomacy worsening human rights in resource-rich states?…
Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…