Why Are There So Many Political Assassinations in Brazil?
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Mariana Carvalho The 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro’s local councilor…
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Why Isn’t Jair Bolsonaro Deploying Brazil’s Military for Policing Missions?
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Igor Acácio In Rio de Janeiro and other parts of Brazil,…
The Rise of Criminal Governance in Mexico
IGCC Dissertation Fellow Series Guest post by Joel Herrera On Wednesday morning, March 31, 2021, armed convoys were…
The Anatomy of Backsliding: Why is Democracy Consuming Itself?
Guest post by Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman Well before 2016, the United States was becoming increasingly…
Will the US Help Spread Authoritarianism?
Guest post by Filippo Costa Buranelli Is the world experiencing an authoritarian backlash? Is democracy receding while authoritarians…
The Global Impacts of COVID-19
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected prospects for peace or conflict; political participation; and civil liberties around the…
Protesting Against Oppression
Guest post by James C. Franklin The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, captured in a…
When Are Coups Fake News?
By guest contributor John Chin Despite the havoc that the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak around the world,…
Could A Coup d’Etat Happen in the United States in 2020?
Guest post by John Chin, Joseph Wright, and David Carter As frustration mounts over President Donald Trump’s response to…
Sudan One Year After the Coup
By guest contributor Salah Ben Hammou On April 11, 2019, the Sudanese military ousted President Omar Al-Bashir in…