The Electoral Origins of the Santomean Coup Attempt
Guest post by Jonathan Powell and Julia Oldershaw Holding competitive elections and the transition of power following elections…
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The War in Ukraine, Food Prices and the World’s Poor
Guest post by Jennifer Burney and Stephan Haggard The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is clear for all to…
The Big Lesson of Peacekeeping in Sudan: Beware of Host-Country Obstruction
By Allard Duursma Every student that takes a class on United Nations (UN) peace operations will be told…
What We Know – and Don’t Know – about Religious Civil Wars
Guest post by Desirée Nilsson and Isak Svensson. Ongoing civil wars in Syria, Mali, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Thailand,…
Making Sense of Recent Mutinies in Côte d’Ivoire
Guest post by Rebecca Schiel and Christopher Faulkner. On May 12th, 2017, disgruntled soldiers launched a mutiny in…
How the Trump Campaign is Undermining American Democracy
Guest post by Allison Patch and Anne Frugé. The 2016 election provides a reality-check about the frailty of…
It’s the Economy, Stupid (But Blame Minority Groups)
Guest post by Graig R. Klein, Carla Martinez Machain, and Efe Tokdemir. In an effort to rally political support during…
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…