Why Healthy Skepticism About This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize is Warranted
Guest post by Ida Rudolfsen Today the World Food Program (WFP) receives this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The…
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Nigerians and Americans Are Protesting Police Violence, But They Have Different Demands. Here’s Why
Guest post by Megan Turnbull Police brutality is an entrenched problem in Nigeria and the US, and 2020…
Governance Failures, Vigilantism, and its Dangers
Guest post by Phillip Davis The murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Georgia resident, by two private citizens…
The Global Impacts of COVID-19
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected prospects for peace or conflict; political participation; and civil liberties around the…
Militaries and COVID-19: Implications for Human Rights and Democracy
By Katariina Mustasilta and Roman-Gabriel Olar Countries around the world are increasingly relying on their militaries to battle…
African Mediators Outperform Their Non-African Counterparts—Here’s Why
By Allard Duursma In 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (now known as…
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…
Gendered Violence and Political Agendas
Guest post by Hilary Matfess, Robert U. Nagel, and Meredith Loken. On January 25th, President Donald Trump announced…
Guns vs. Butter: Insurgent Service Provision in the Lake Chad Basin
Guest post by Gray Barrett and Patrick Pierson. As the influence of ISIS wanes in the Middle East,…
Cross Fertilization and Research on the “Welfare Non-State”
By Deborah Avant for Denver Dialogues. Despite a wealth of studies in the last 25 years documenting “governance”…