Contentious Politics in the US: Grievance and Political Opportunity
Guest post by Karin Dyrstad and Solveig Hillesund Is the US heading towards widespread political violence—or even a…
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Questions on Torture with Joe Young
In this interview, Joe Young talks about his new book, Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use…
Authoritarian Tactics on US Soil
By Danielle Lupton, David T. Burbach, and Lindsay P. Cohn Over the past two weeks, Department of Homeland…
Grading Joe Biden on Foreign Policy
By Danielle Lupton, and guest contributor Michael Robinson Former Vice President Joe Biden has rapidly emerged as the…
On the Assassination of Qassem Soleimani
On January 3, 2020, an American drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Quds Force,…
Reducing Press Attention to Reduce Terrorism?
Guest post by Crystal Shelton, Erik Cleven, and Aaron Hoffman. The Easter morning attack in Sri Lanka reminds…
Three Lessons from the History of Foreign-Imposed Regime Change
Guest post by Melissa Willard-Foster. It took only minutes for the Trump Administration to support Venezuela’s opposition leader,…
#16Days: Eliminating Violence Against Women
By Marie Berry for Denver Dialogues. Last Sunday marked the start of #16days of Activism, a global campaign…
Polarization, Populism, and PR: Proportional, Inclusive Elections Appear to be the Key to Countering Social Polarization
By Timothy D. Sisk for Denver Dialogues. The just-concluded elections in Sweden reveal that the vein of populism…
All Stick, No Carrots: The Shortsighted Geopolitics of the Iran Sanctions
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. The Trump administration, having withdrawn the United States from the Joint Comprehensive…