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Yemeni soldiers. Photo courtesy of Ibrahem Qasim.

March 26, 2020

By guest contributor Tyler B. Parker, and permanent contributor Peter Krause Five years ago today, Yemen became a…

Line of police officers with batons and camo. Photo courtesy of katesheets.

March 25, 2020

Guest post by Lindsay P. Cohn The COVID-19 pandemic raises important questions about civil liberties and the use…

Joe Biden speaking at an event in Marshalltown, Iowa. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore.

March 17, 2020

By Danielle Lupton, and guest contributor Michael Robinson Former Vice President Joe Biden has rapidly emerged as the…

Barbed wire fence separating Palestinian territory from Israel. Photo courtesy of Davidbena.

March 5, 2020

By Michael Barnett After several years of consultations, trial balloons, and delays, on Jan. 28, President Trump released…

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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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Yemen’s Proxy Wars Explained

Militarization of the Police

Grading Joe Biden on Foreign Policy

Will the Peace Plan Bring Peace?

Six Questions on North Korea Answered

The Biggest Warning from the Facebook Whistleblower

Looking Back at 9/11

The End of the War on Terror

Why Jihadists Are Collecting “Zakat” in the Sahel