Rough Patches on the Silk Road? The Geopolitics of the Belt and Road Initiative
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Note: This post draws on the author’s chapter in a recently released…
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“Social Cohesion” in Deeply Divided Societies: Five Findings for Peacebuilding
By Fletcher D. Cox and Timothy D. Sisk for Denver Dialogues. Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo’s Olympic Gold Medal…
Should the US Open an Embassy in Pyongyang?
Normalizing Diplomatic Relations with North Korea has Been Off the Table for a Long Time. Maybe It’s Time…
The “Politics of Naming” and the Genocide Debate
By Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues Last week the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted…
Why the Islamic State is so Bad at Being a State
Guest Post by Megan Stewart for Denver Dialogues As it conquered territory throughout Syria and Iraq, the Islamic…
A Chinese Resource Curse?
Guest post by Julia Bader and Ursula Daxecker Is China’s oil diplomacy worsening human rights in resource-rich states?…
Religious Peace Activism: How the Daily Work of Local Religious Institutions Can Help Prevent Violent Conflict
Guest post by Johannes Vüllers, Alexander De Juan and Jan H. Pierskalla Headlines associating religion and political violence grab…
Joe Public v. Sue Scholar: Support for the Use of Force
Guest post by Michael C. Horowitz and Idean Salehyan In a democracy, public opinion matters. This is especially…
Why Was There No “Battle for Baghdad”?
Guest post by Charles Butcher In June 2014, the “Islamic State” captured a string of cites in northern…
Minority Groups, Violence, and Voting Systems in Myanmar
Guest post by Luke Sanford Myanmar has largely fallen off the international newsfeed despite Aung San Suu Kyi’s…