Why Is Russia Being So Brutal in Ukraine?
Guest post by Julia Friedrich and Niklas Masuhr Evidence of war crimes and atrocities committed by the Russian…
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What Russian Military Disloyalty Means for the War in Ukraine
Guest post by Jaclyn Johnson Since the invasion of Ukraine, there have been many flashpoints of Russian military…
Shifting Dynamics Between States and Militias in War
Guest post by Dale Pankhurst Pro-government militias are often used by states during war and armed conflict as…
Why Widespread Sexual Violence Is Likely in Ukraine
Guest post by Ragnhild Nordås Sexual violence has not received much attention in the coverage of the war…
Looking Back at 9/11
It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conventional wisdom holds that the tragic…
The (Overblown) Concerns Linking Foreign Fighters, Civil Wars, and Terrorist Campaigns
Guest post by Alex Braithwaite and Tiffany Chu. More than 30,000 foreign fighters from 100 countries have entered…
A More Fitting Label for “Would-Be” Jihadists
Post by Allison Beth Hodgkins. When the news of explosions in New York and New Jersey and a…
Peace by Assassination?
Guest post by Yelena Biberman. What is to be done when the leader of a powerful insurgent organization is…
A Woman Did That? Thoughts on Women Perpetrators of Violence
by Trishna Rana and Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues When news of another mass shooting, this time in…
Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…