Special Forces Archives - Political Violence at a Glance

October 14, 2016

By Philip B.K. Potter. Political scientists generally agree that democracies have a foreign policy advantage, particularly when it comes…

February 14, 2013

By Erica Chenoweth In his Tuesday State of the Union address, President Obama made a revealing comment about his…

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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, Joe Young, and Patrick Pierson, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Supported by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.

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Four Trends That Could Put the Democratic Peace at Risk

Political Violence Thought of the Week

Other Peoples’ Wars

Why a Settlement in Ukraine Remains Out of Reach

The War in Ukraine, Food Prices and the World’s Poor

Containment 2.0: Sanctions for the Long Haul

Ukraine as an Instance of State Repression