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Other Peoples’ Wars

  • May 9, 2022
By Mayara Santos Bueno and Joe Young In 2014, Carlos (not his real name), a 41-year-old computer science…
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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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The Escalatory Nature of Violence in Undermining (American) Democracy

  • January 20, 2021
By Joe Young In the wake of violent riots, today the United States inaugurates the 46th president of…
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The Two Faces of Kurdistan: Nationalism Vs Communalism

  • August 20, 2020
By guest contributor Sam Biasi and permanent contributor Peter Krause In September 2017, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)…
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Will Iraqi Kurds Go It Alone?

  • February 24, 2016
Guest post by Ariel I. Ahram. The Islamic State has gained the most attention for its bid to destroy…
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A Woman Did That? Thoughts on Women Perpetrators of Violence

  • December 17, 2015
by Trishna Rana and Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues When news of another mass shooting, this time in…
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Focusing on ISIS’ Sexual Violence Misses the Bigger Picture

  • August 26, 2015
Guest post by Ariel Ahram The world has been horrified once again by the campaign of sexual violence…
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Virtual Vigilantes: “Anonymous” Cyber-Attacks Against the Islamic State

  • April 7, 2015
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues This past month the “hacktivist” collective known as Anonymous intensified its cyber-attacks…
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Dissecting Obama’s Four-Point Strategy Against ISIL

  • September 15, 2014
By Sara Bjerg Moller On Wednesday evening, President Obama took to the airwaves to announce his much-awaited strategy…
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The Dangerous Mixture of Oil and Water in Iraq

  • August 18, 2014
Guest post by Ariel Ahram Iraq stands alone in the Arab world in having large quantities of two…
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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
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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.