Other Peoples’ Wars
By Mayara Santos Bueno and Joe Young In 2014, Carlos (not his real name), a 41-year-old computer science…
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Syria
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How Blowback by Armed Groups Is Turning Civil Wars into International Conflicts
By Peter Krause and guest contributor Nils Hägerdal The crescendo of missile and drone strikes into Saudi Arabia…
What Russian Military Disloyalty Means for the War in Ukraine
Guest post by Jaclyn Johnson Since the invasion of Ukraine, there have been many flashpoints of Russian military…
The Risk of Russian Chemical Weapons Use
Guest post by Doreen Horschig Speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin has or will use chemical weapons in…
Why Widespread Sexual Violence Is Likely in Ukraine
Guest post by Ragnhild Nordås Sexual violence has not received much attention in the coverage of the war…
The War in Ukraine, Food Prices and the World’s Poor
Guest post by Jennifer Burney and Stephan Haggard The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is clear for all to…
From Manama to Baghdad and Kyiv: Limiting the Risk of Violent Intervention by Authoritarian Neighbors
Guest post by Erwin van Veen Much has been written over the past few years about the global…
Can Nonviolent Civil Resistance Stop Putin?
By Isak Svensson and guest contributor Sebastian van Baalen Much focus in the current debate on reversing Putin’s…
What Americans (Really) Believe About Chemical Weapons
By Joshua A. Schwartz, Jonathan A. Chu, and Christopher W. Blair The norm against the use of chemical…
Trauma and Political Violence—Experts Respond
For every conflict—whether in Afghanistan, Gaza, or Yemen—there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who experience hardship,…