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What We Can Learn from Looking at Private Security Across Time and Space

  • February 19, 2019
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

  • November 2, 2018
By Barbara F. Walter. Two weeks ago I asked why so many African dictators resigned in the short…
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Why Have So Many African Dictators Suddenly Resigned?

  • October 12, 2018
By Barbara F. Walter.  Africa is known for its dictators and their uncanny ability to stay in power…
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When Fighting Breaks Out – Explaining Subnational Variation in Civil War Onset

  • March 1, 2018
Guest post by Ore Koren.  Civil war onset is often correctly associated with weak states, such as Afghanistan.…
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Power Politics Meets Personal Persuasion: The Role of the Next UN Secretary General

  • September 20, 2016
By Anjali Kaushlesh Dayal and Devin Finn for Denver Dialogues. As the 71st United Nations General Assembly brings…
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Mapping Territorial Control in Civil Wars

  • August 10, 2016
By James Igoe Walsh, Michael Findley, Daniel Strandow, and Jean-Claude Thill.  How does control of territory influence the course of…
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Symposium: Oil and International Politics

  • May 3, 2016
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues Oil is the world’s most widely traded commodity and the key input…
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Understanding Military (Non)Support in the Wake of Constitutional Coups

  • February 26, 2016
By Kara Kingma Neu and Deborah Avant. Scholars of democratization in Africa have witnessed a troubling trend: an…
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A Chinese Resource Curse?

  • December 3, 2015
Guest post by Julia Bader and Ursula Daxecker Is China’s oil diplomacy worsening human rights in resource-rich states?…
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Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria

  • October 21, 2015
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…
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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.