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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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To Understand Political Violence in the US: Think Movements, Not Groups

  • June 22, 2020
By Brian J. Phillips In May, two men connected to the “Boogaloo” movement carried out a drive-by shooting…
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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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Easter Terror in Sri Lanka: Who and Why?

  • April 23, 2019
By Page Fortna. Sri Lanka has a horrible history of deliberately indiscriminate attacks on civilians. The Liberation Tigers…
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Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria

  • October 21, 2015
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…
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How Did Guerrilla Violence Shape the 2014 Presidential Election in Colombia?

  • March 25, 2015
Guest post by Michael Weintraub, Thomas Flores, and Juan Vargas Violence sadly has become a regular feature of…
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How Religious Competition is Fueling Electoral Violence in Sri Lanka

  • January 7, 2015
Guest post by Matthew Isaacs This Thursday Sri Lanka’s voters will go to the polls to determine the…
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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, and Joe Young 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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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.