Push-pull migration models have long dominated migration research. Here’s why that’s only half the story.
Guest post by Justin Schon. Whether it is people fleeing the devastation of natural disasters like Hurricanes Katrina,…
Browsing Tag
Somalia
33 posts
Anarchy is Scary: New Evidence from Somalia
Guest post by Jesse Driscoll. “Look, in Somalia, the cell phone system works…and it’s the only thing, maybe,…
African Perspectives on Peacebuilding
By Aaron Stanley for Denver Dialogues. Perspective is everything. If I were visiting New York City and wanted…
The Organization of Rebellion: New Research Program on Rebel Governance and Legitimacy
By Cyanne E. Loyle, Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, and Joe Young. Scholars and policymakers have a fairly good sense…
When Fighting Breaks Out – Explaining Subnational Variation in Civil War Onset
Guest post by Ore Koren. Civil war onset is often correctly associated with weak states, such as Afghanistan.…
Searching for Silver Linings from 2017
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues Conflict scholarship can be a grim work, and 2017 provided bushels of…
Why Civil Wars have Gotten Longer, Bloodier, and More Numerous
By Barbara F. Walter. A series of alarming trends are converging in the world of civil wars. Since…
The Future of War is in Cities – the Study of War Should Follow Suit
By Margarita Konaev for Denver Dialogues. On March 17th, a US airstrike killed nearly 300 people in the…
Fish Wars: How Fishing Can Start – and Stop – Conflict
Guest post by Sarah Glaser. On February 18, the US sent naval ships to the South China Seas,…
How Will Trump Wage War? What Early Signs of a Risk-Acceptant President Mean for US Military Operations
By Julia Macdonald & Jacquelyn Schneider for Denver Dialogues. Since inauguration, President Trump has signaled a strong commitment…