Mapping Territorial Control in Civil Wars
By James Igoe Walsh, Michael Findley, Daniel Strandow, and Jean-Claude Thill. How does control of territory influence the course of…
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Civilian Protection by Fiat
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues. Recent months have seen many tragedies for civilians both in and out…
The Security Consequences of the Global Refugee Crisis
By Daniel Krcmaric. Anyone remember the global refugee crisis? You can be forgiven for letting it slip your…
“Dark Networks” and Extremist Adaptation
Guest post by Michael Kenney. Today, two of Britain’s leading extremists go on trial at the historic Old…
Why Orlando Happened and How to Prevent Future Attacks
By Joe Young. On September 11, 2001, I watched live, like the rest of the world, as planes flew…
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…
The “Politics of Naming” and the Genocide Debate
By Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues Last week the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted…
Why Nuking ISIS is a Really Bad Idea
By Barbara F. Walter. After every terrorist attack on a major Western city I hear the same thing:…
Send in the Clowns: Opposing Anti-Migrant Citizen Patrols in Finland
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues State repression, armed conflict, and a variety of humanitarian crises have…