How Do Governments Decide Which Groups Are “Terrorist Organizations”?
By Brian J. Phillips and Mirna El Masri US Senator Ted Cruz recently called for Yemen’s Houthis to…
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Looking Back at 9/11
It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conventional wisdom holds that the tragic…
Three Questions and Answers About the Civil War in Ethiopia
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann The civil war between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray Political Liberation…
China’s Addiction to Short-Term Thinking
Guest post by Philip B.K. Potter, Chen Wang, and Claire Oto The ability to control information has long…
Six Lessons on Countering Violent Extremism
Guest post by Hilary Matfess and Rebecca Wolfe On January 6, we witnessed a violent attack on our…
Best Political Violence Fiction of 2020
By Emily Hencken Ritter and guest contributor Jessica Maves Braithwaite In December, PV@G editors and contributors shared their…
How to Encourage Shiites and Sunnis to Get Along? Lessons from a Study in Lebanon.
Guest post by Han Il Chang and Leonid Peisakhin. Relations between Shiites and Sunnis are strained across much…
Does Terrorism Really Increase During Ramadan?
Guest post by Suat Cubukcu and Brad Bartholomew. Muslims throughout the world are observing the last days of the holy…
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…
How Trump’s Budget May Harm US Counterterrorism
By Peter S. Henne for Denver Dialogues. Donald Trump’s proposed budget has provoked significant (often negative) reaction from…