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,…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Conflict Cows in the Congo?
Guest post by Judith Verweijen. In June 2014, over 35 civilians were killed in the village of Mutarule…
Why the Method Matters
By Thomas Zeitzoff. A recent article in the Chronicle discusses anthropologist Scott Atran’s work in Iraq and Syria.…
What An Afghan Warlord-Turned Vice President Tells Us About Military Intervention and State Building
Guest post by Romain Malejacq. Last month, American officials denied Afghan warlord-turned Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum a…
Understanding Military (Non)Support in the Wake of Constitutional Coups
By Kara Kingma Neu and Deborah Avant. Scholars of democratization in Africa have witnessed a troubling trend: an…
From the Battlefield to Ballot Boxes: How Effective is the United Nations’ Post-War Democracy Promotion?
Guest post by Janina I. Steinert and Sonja Grimm In November of this year, the people of Côte d’Ivoire re-elected…
State Responses to Local Conflict: Providing Security or Protecting Interests?
By Emma Elfversson When violence erupted in late 2014 between local communities in Turkana, Kenya, where oil was recently…
UN’s New Intervention in DRC: Offensive or Inoffensive?
By Lionel Beehner With President Obama just wrapping up his trip to Africa, it’s worth pausing to consider the…
Déjà vu in Central Africa
By David E. Cunningham For the last several weeks, M23, a new rebel group made up of former soldiers…