On the Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
On January 3, 2020, an American drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Quds Force,…
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Counterinsurgency
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How US Military Aid Can Backfire
Guest post by Daniel Karell and Sebastian Schutte. Can military forces mitigate insurgent activity—“win hearts and minds”—by implementing…
Peace Enforcement and the Geography of Violence Against Civilians
Guest post by Jay Benson. UN peacekeeping is facing significant challenges. The peacekeeping budget has taken significant cuts,…
Sufis, Salafis, and the Religious Pacification of the African Sahel
By Michael Kalin for Denver Dialogues. After gaining control over vast swathes of territory around Lake Chad and…
The Diversification of Militant Violence
By Evan Perkoski and Philip Potter for Denver Dialogues. When militants kill civilians, media outlets often focus on the particular tactics that…
What Do We Know, and Need to Know, About Successful Counterinsurgency?
Guest post by Eli Berman and Aila M. Matanock Imagine a counterinsurgency challenge: government forces (like the Iraqi…
Is War Too Important to be Left to Social Scientists?
By Lionel Beehner Is war a science? I don’t ask that to be flippant, since most of this…