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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Will Big Business Protect Democracy?
Guest post by Zhao Li and Richard DiSalvo Fueled by unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud, supporters of…
What Superheroes Can Tell Us About American Violence
Guest post by Menaka Philips and Sequential Potential An unlikely figure has come to the fore in debates…
Is the US Headed Toward Civil War?
This interview was originally published by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. On the anniversary of…
US Polarization: Can It Be Fixed Before It Gets Worse?
Guest post by Oliver Hicklin-Coorey The Capitol insurrection on January 6 was a culmination of decades of increasing…
Why Conservatives Attacked the US Capitol: Decline and Radicalization
Guest post by Andrew H. Kydd The conservative attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021…
America’s Enterprising Extremists—Lessons from Pakistan
Guest post by Rabia Zafar After the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, terms like extremism and…
Outnarrating Violence to Build Peace
Guest post by Irena L. Sargsyan Words matter. They can sustain violence, or they can bring violent conflict…
Countering Extremist Narratives in America
Guest post by Paul Lorenzo Johnson The escalation of activity by private militias in America transitioned from latent…
An Insurrection and a New President Make the US Vulnerable to Foreign Policy Crises
By Emily Hencken Ritter and guest contributor Brett V. Benson On January 6, dissidents violently stormed the US…