Nikki Haley’s New Role at the United Nations
Guest post by Anjali Dayal. Nikki Haley, the recently confirmed US Ambassador to the United Nations, had among…
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Living Off the Land: Food and the Logic of Violence in Civil War
Guest post by Ore Koren. Does food security increase the frequency of civilian killings in some developing countries?…
Where Do Ousted Dictators Go?
By Daniel Krcmaric and Abel Escribà-Folch. A dramatic scene unfolded in Gambia on Saturday night, January 21. Longtime…
Will Integrating Women into Armed Groups Prevent Rape?
By Meredith Loken for Denver Dialogues. In September, US Senator Barbara Boxer introduced legislation calling for the active…
After Aleppo, Don’t Forget These Conflicts in 2017
By Marie E. Berry and Hollie Nyseth Brehm for Denver Dialogues. In December, as the former stronghold…
The Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians: Peacekeeping or War Fighting?
Guest post by Lise Morjé Howard. Peacekeeping was born in the midst of the American civil rights movement…
Defining Terrorism Down
Guest post by Brian Forst. Not sure whether it qualifies as terrorism? Call it “terrorish” Academics do not…
What a Decisive Victory Looks Like
By Allison Beth Hodgkins. There is a certain irony in Aleppo falling on the eighteenth anniversary of the…
Trump and Diplomacy: Time to Eat Some Spinach
By Elizabeth N. Saunders and James H. Lebovic. In the wake of the election—and Barack Obama’s last overseas…
Is Europe Facing a Refugee Crisis?
By Patrick Pierson. On November 2nd, 239 migrants died crossing the Mediterranean en route from Libya to the…