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    • Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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Chechnya

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Why Is Russia Being So Brutal in Ukraine?

  • May 23, 2022
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

  • April 25, 2022
Guest post by Jaclyn Johnson Since the invasion of Ukraine, there have been many flashpoints of Russian military…
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Shifting Dynamics Between States and Militias in War

  • April 11, 2022
Guest post by Dale Pankhurst Pro-government militias are often used by states during war and armed conflict as…
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Why Widespread Sexual Violence Is Likely in Ukraine

  • April 6, 2022
Guest post by Ragnhild Nordås Sexual violence has not received much attention in the coverage of the war…
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Looking Back at 9/11

  • September 9, 2021
It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conventional wisdom holds that the tragic…
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The (Overblown) Concerns Linking Foreign Fighters, Civil Wars, and Terrorist Campaigns

  • June 15, 2017
Guest post by Alex Braithwaite and Tiffany Chu. More than 30,000 foreign fighters from 100 countries have entered…
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A More Fitting Label for “Would-Be” Jihadists

  • September 28, 2016
Post by Allison Beth Hodgkins. When the news of explosions in New York and New Jersey and a…
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Peace by Assassination?

  • May 25, 2016
Guest post by Yelena Biberman. What is to be done when the leader of a powerful insurgent organization is…
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A Woman Did That? Thoughts on Women Perpetrators of Violence

  • December 17, 2015
by Trishna Rana and Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues When news of another mass shooting, this time in…
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Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria

  • October 21, 2015
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world's conflict zones. Supported by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.

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Political Violence at a Glance
  • About
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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.