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Islamic State

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How Do Governments Decide Which Groups Are “Terrorist Organizations”?

  • February 7, 2022
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

  • September 9, 2021
It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conventional wisdom holds that the tragic…
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Why the “Terrorist” Label Helps Some Groups and Hurts Others

  • September 1, 2021
Guest post by Rebecca Best Does adding a terrorist group to the US State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization…
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The Revolt of Islamic State-Khorasan

  • August 30, 2021
By Navin Bapat and guest contributor Rebecca Best Note: This analysis was completed on the morning of August…
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Rising Violence and the Risks to Children in Burkina Faso

  • August 11, 2021
Guest post by Christopher M. Faulkner and Jared Thompson In June, Islamist militants launched an attack against the…
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What Will It Take to End Indefinite Detention at Guantánamo Bay?

  • August 10, 2021
Guest post by Philip Luke Johnson The detention camps at the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay (GTMO)…
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Why Jihadists Are Collecting “Zakat” in the Sahel

  • July 12, 2021
Guest post by Alex Thurston Around the world, jihadists use a dizzying array of mechanisms to finance themselves,…
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Has ISIS Made Gains as a Result of the Pandemic?

  • June 28, 2021
By Dawn Brancati and guest contributors Jóhanna Birnir and Qutaiba Idlbi Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19…
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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
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America’s Enterprising Extremists—Lessons from Pakistan

  • April 13, 2021
Guest post by Rabia Zafar After the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, terms like extremism and…
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Biden’s Afghanistan Decision

  • March 17, 2021
Guest post by Asfandyar Mir President Biden has inherited America’s longest war—the war in Afghanistan—at a critical moment.…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young 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.

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Political Violence at a Glance
  • About
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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.