How Assad Won the Syrian Civil War Before It Began
Guest post by Eric Mosinger. In recent months, many observers of the still-smoldering civil war in Syria have…
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Why Egypt’s Presidential Elections are Neither Democratic nor Contentious
By Dawn Brancati and Shimaa Hatab. On March 26-28, Egypt will hold its third presidential elections since the…
Trump’s Cabinet and Bringing Civil-Military Relations Back In
By Lionel Beehner, Peter White, and Michael Kenwick. Trump’s tapping of high-ranking generals for positions traditionally allocated to civilians…
Defeating ISIS in Egypt Won’t Reduce Violence
Guest post by Stephanie Dornschneider. Giulio Regeni was a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge. He conducted…
More Education = Less Terrorism? Studying the Complex Relationship Between Terrorism and Education
Guest post by Sarah Brockhoff, Tim Krieger & Daniel Meierrieks. In the aftermath of terrorist attacks, education is often…
The Crisis Around the Corner
By Patrick Pierson Whether ISIS, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or continued unrest in Libya, one doesn’t have to look…
How Can States and Non-State Actors Respond to Authoritarian Resurgence?
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues On Sunday, the Monkey Cage ran a piece by Matthew Baum and…
Is the Middle East Exceptional? The Power of Identity in Middle East Conflict
Guest post by Karen Bodnaruk Jazayeri The rise of the Islamic State, supported by Iraq’s politically marginalized Sunnis, has…
Where is the Muslim Gandhi?
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues Recently, the Korbel School’s Center for Middle East Studies hosted a dialogue…
Want to Eradicate Poverty in the 21st Century? Pursue Peace
By Timothy D. Sisk for Denver Dialogues This year at the United Nations a new development agenda is…