Beware of Victor’s Justice
Guest post by Christoph Valentin Steinert. Armed conflicts are inextricably linked with substantial injustices. While no policy can…
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Can Economic Sanction Activity Improve Human Rights Practices?
Guest post by K. Chad Clay. Governments often use economic sanctions for the expressed reason of curbing poor…
Making Sense of Recent Mutinies in Côte d’Ivoire
Guest post by Rebecca Schiel and Christopher Faulkner. On May 12th, 2017, disgruntled soldiers launched a mutiny in…
After Aleppo, Don’t Forget These Conflicts in 2017
By Marie E. Berry and Hollie Nyseth Brehm for Denver Dialogues. In December, as the former stronghold…
Is Europe Facing a Refugee Crisis?
By Patrick Pierson. On November 2nd, 239 migrants died crossing the Mediterranean en route from Libya to the…
Internet Shutdowns During Political Unrest Are Becoming Normal – And It Should Worry Us
Guest post by Anita Gohdes. Last night, for the eleventh night in a row, Internet access was shut…
Bending (False) Binaries: A Sociological Plea for Deconstruction
By Marie Berry. “The moral cogency of a human rights narrative is compelling but partial: it is incomplete…
Burundi on the Brink?
By Patrick Pierson. Back in November, Barbara Walter shared a powerful post on the potential for another mass…
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…
What Happens When Peacekeepers Come Home (Spoiler: No One Really Knows)?
Guest post by Jonathan D. Caverley and Jesse Dillon Savage. In November last year, President Obama announced a plan…