The Anatomy of Backsliding: Why is Democracy Consuming Itself?
Guest post by Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman Well before 2016, the United States was becoming increasingly…
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The Local Politics of Policing: The Case of Duterte’s Drug War
Guest post by Nico Ravanilla, Renard Sexton, and Dotan Haim Last month, a brutal police killing in the…
The Future of Conflict in Mining
Guest post by Anouk Rigterink and Kristen DeCaires Gall On June 17, 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
News of A Kidnapping
Guest post by Danielle Gilbert In late January, an American named Mark Frerichs was kidnapped in Afghanistan. Like…
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…
When Do They Shoot? The Social Origins of Officers’ Disobedience
Guest post by Eric Hundman and Sarah E. Parkinson Between June 2 and 4, after a week of…
When Are Coups Fake News?
By guest contributor John Chin Despite the havoc that the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak around the world,…
COVID-19 and Armed Conflict: What We Know, and Why We Should Worry
By Timothy Sisk It is time to face up to the worrying implications of COVID-19 for armed conflict,…
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…
Framework Deal: A Long-Term Path to Peace in Afghanistan
Guest post by Matthew Hauenstein and Madhav Joshi. Two weeks ago, the US envoy to Afghanistan announced that…