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Flowers left on the London Bridge in tribute to the victims of the June 2017 terrorist attack. Photo courtesy of Matt Brown.

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Terror in London

February 27, 2020

A conversation with Alex Braithwaite and Brian Phillips On the afternoon of Feb. 2, a young Londoner, Sudesh…

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Lessons in Failure: Libya Five Years Later

April 15, 2016

By Danielle L. Lupton. The 2011 NATO-led intervention in Libya was initially hailed as a success. The record…

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This Is How ISIS Wants Us to Respond to the Paris Attacks. Let’s Not Do It.

December 2, 2015

By Barbara F. Walter One of the troubling features of the recent terrorist attacks on France, Russia, and…

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Overconfidence and the War in Syria

November 19, 2015

Guest post by Dominic Johnson The attacks in Paris have elevated both the desire and the case for…

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Is Scotland Loss Really a Win?

September 21, 2014

Guest post by Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham Voters in Scotland rejected becoming an independent nation on Thursday (55.3% no…

Political Violence Thought of the Week

November 7, 2012

By Erica Chenoweth Yesterday, British Prime Minister David Cameron once again floated the idea of giving Bashar al-Assad…

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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, Joe Young, and Patrick Pierson, 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.