Understanding Trends in Electoral Violence: Lessons from South Africa
Guest post by Patrick Pierson. The African continent will see two dozen elections in 2019. While many observers…
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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…
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…
The Rebel Group You Build is the Political Party You Get
Guest post by Jennifer Raymond Dresden In recent weeks, Mozambique celebrated a major milestone in its recovery from…
Why Proxy Wars in the Middle East Are (Probably) Here to Stay
By Barbara F. Walter Between 1992 and 2008, the duration of civil wars became significantly shorter than they…
Militias in Syria & Iraq: A Blessing in Disguise?
By Barbara F. Walter Pro-government militias are proliferating in the civil wars in Syria and Iraq and this…