Iran’s Long Shadow in Syria
Guest post by Khaled Terkawi. When I was in the old Homs city in 2012, the rebels arrested…
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Repression, Regime Consolidation, and Latin America’s Authoritarian (Re)Turn
By Kai Thaler for Denver Dialogues. This week, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is planning to attend the United…
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…
States are Far Less Likely to Engage in Mass Violence Against Nonviolent Uprisings than Violent Uprisings
By Erica Chenoweth and Evan Perkoski for Denver Dialogues. What drives governments to crack down on and kill…
Leaders, Exile, and the Dilemmas of International Justice
By Daniel Krcmaric. Exile has long offered a way for unpopular leaders to step down without facing punishment…
Public Intellectuals, International Security, and Trump
By Rachel A. Epstein and Martin Rhodes for Denver Dialogues. Populist politicians like Donald Trump are rightly credited…
Erdogan’s Opportunistic War on Terror
By Navin Bapat and Sean Zeigler. In the past several weeks, Turkey has breached the sovereignty of two…
Challenges to US-Russian Military Coordination in Syria
By Sara Bjerg Moller. Last week’s announcement of a cease-fire agreement between the United States and Russia seemed to…
Burundi on the Brink?
By Patrick Pierson. Back in November, Barbara Walter shared a powerful post on the potential for another mass…
Why ISIS Will Not Thrive in Indonesia
Guest post by Ioana Emy Matesan When suicide bombers and gunmen hit the heart of Jakarta last week,…