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Sri Lanka

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Putting on a Show Can Be Revolutionary—Here’s Why

  • October 6, 2022
By John Gledhill, Allard Duursma, and Christopher Shay Here’s a quiz question: What do Miley Cyrus, Lin-Manuel Miranda,…
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Is Terrorism a “Weapon of the Weak”? The Evidence Says No

  • August 29, 2022
Guest post by Page Fortna For scholars and policymakers who work on terrorism, the notion that terrorism is…
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Can People Be Manipulated to Protest?

  • August 10, 2022
Guest post by Sarah J. Lockwood We live in an era of increasing protest, with large-scale, sustained social…
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Looking Back at 9/11

  • September 9, 2021
It’s been twenty years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conventional wisdom holds that the tragic…
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Why the “Terrorist” Label Helps Some Groups and Hurts Others

  • September 1, 2021
Guest post by Rebecca Best Does adding a terrorist group to the US State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization…
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What’s At Stake for Women in Afghanistan

  • April 14, 2021
Guest post by Madhav Joshi and Louise Olsson As Afghan government representatives, the Taliban, and international observers participated…
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Good Reads 2020

  • December 11, 2020
It’s that time of year again—when Political Violence @ A Glance publishes a list of the year’s best…
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What Happens When Armed Groups Endorse Politicians?

  • November 4, 2020
By Aila Matanock Over the past few months, headlines have indicated that leaders of two major armed groups…
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Strongman Benefits from Terrorism and Security Concerns in Sri Lanka

  • November 20, 2019
By Page Fortna Sri Lankans went to the polls on Friday, 10+ years after a long-running civil war,…
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Beware of Victor’s Justice

  • August 30, 2019
Guest post by Christoph Valentin Steinert. Armed conflicts are inextricably linked with substantial injustices. While no policy can…
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Political Violence @ a Glance is an online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara Walter and Joe Young, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Political Violence @ A Glance is supported by the UC Institute of Global Conflict & Cooperation, a University of California think tank specializing in research, training, and policy engagement around issues related to international security, economic development, political violence and its antecedents, and peace building.