Insurgent Defection in Civil War: Lessons from Colombia for Combating ISIS
Guest post by Ben Oppenheim, Abbey Steele, Juan F. Vargas, and Michael Weintraub The Islamic State of Iraq…
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Non-violent Resistance and Double Repression
Guest post by Jacob Høigilt January 12, 2013: Israeli armed forces dismantle a peaceful Palestinian sit-in in the West…
Practical Compassion in the Age of Crisis
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues The news from last week was bleak. Fleeing violence and chaos in the…
Interview: A Local Peacebuilder’s Take on the FARC Peace Talks
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues (Please note: A Spanish version of this post is available at Las…
State Power and the Visibility of Drug Violence
By Angélica Durán-Martínez “Headless bodies found in Acapulco”. “Nine corpses found hanging from a bridge”. “3 bodies with…
How Did Guerrilla Violence Shape the 2014 Presidential Election in Colombia?
Guest post by Michael Weintraub, Thomas Flores, and Juan Vargas Violence sadly has become a regular feature of…
The Power of Die-in Protests
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues A group of people gather together in a town square. Suddenly, they…
Develop Non-Military Options to Empower Communities Against Violent Extremism and Its Drivers
By Maria J. Stephan for Denver Dialogues Amidst bloody civil war, armed insurgency, and extremist violence – think…
Why Can’t Democracies Settle Civil Wars?
Guest post by Joakim Kreutz What effects will the outcome of the upcoming Colombian presidential elections (May 25th) have…
García Márquez’ Magical Realism: It’s Real
By Oliver Kaplan Last month, the world lost literary giant Gabriel García Márquez, whom Colombian President Juan Manuel…