Looking Back at 9/11
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
Guest post by Rebecca Best Does adding a terrorist group to the US State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization…
To Understand Political Violence in the US: Think Movements, Not Groups
By Brian J. Phillips In May, two men connected to the “Boogaloo” movement carried out a drive-by shooting…
Strongman Benefits from Terrorism and Security Concerns in Sri Lanka
By Page Fortna Sri Lankans went to the polls on Friday, 10+ years after a long-running civil war,…
Easter Terror in Sri Lanka: Who and Why?
By Page Fortna. Sri Lanka has a horrible history of deliberately indiscriminate attacks on civilians. The Liberation Tigers…
Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…
How Did Guerrilla Violence Shape the 2014 Presidential Election in Colombia?
Guest post by Michael Weintraub, Thomas Flores, and Juan Vargas Violence sadly has become a regular feature of…
How Religious Competition is Fueling Electoral Violence in Sri Lanka
Guest post by Matthew Isaacs This Thursday Sri Lanka’s voters will go to the polls to determine the…