Why Is Russia Being So Brutal in Ukraine?
Guest post by Julia Friedrich and Niklas Masuhr Evidence of war crimes and atrocities committed by the Russian…
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COVID-19, Food Access, and Social Upheaval
Guest post by Ida Rudolfsen According to the World Food Program’s (WFP) latest report, the COVID-19 pandemic will…
On the Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
On January 3, 2020, an American drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Quds Force,…
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…
The Ethics of Fieldwork Preparedness
Guest post by Milli Lake and Sarah E. Parkinson. Many political scientists conduct research in fragile states or…
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…
How Will Trump Wage War? What Early Signs of a Risk-Acceptant President Mean for US Military Operations
By Julia Macdonald & Jacquelyn Schneider for Denver Dialogues. Since inauguration, President Trump has signaled a strong commitment…
What Wars Do We Know About?
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Last year, I was involved in an edited volume project entitled What…
The Liberal Arts as Antidote to Political Extremism in the Middle East
By Allison Hodgkins and Ted Purinton. With ISIS-inspired terror attacks becoming an almost routine occurrence, there is renewed…