Why Democratic Occupiers Struggle
Guest post by Matthew Wells “You bomb the hell out of them, and then you encircle it, and…
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Radicalizing Religion?
Guest post by Ehud Eiran, Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler, Daphna Canetti, and Dana Vashdi The unprecedented hot temperatures in the…
Is Someone Politicizing Intelligence on ISIS?
Guest post by Joshua Rovner This week the New York Times reported on complaints that the military is…
Why Proxy Wars in the Middle East Are (Probably) Here to Stay
By Barbara F. Walter Between 1992 and 2008, the duration of civil wars became significantly shorter than they…
The Biggest Threat to the Middle East Isn’t ISIL. It’s Civil Wars.
By Barbara F. Walter The greatest threat to American interests in the Middle East doesn’t come from ISIL…
What Do We Know, and Need to Know, About Successful Counterinsurgency?
Guest post by Eli Berman and Aila M. Matanock Imagine a counterinsurgency challenge: government forces (like the Iraqi…
Military Intervention: Who Looks Before They Leap?
Guest post by Aaron Rapport When conflicts arise in international politics, there is always the possibility that one…
Short(ish) Guide to Domestic Far Right Extremism
By Joe Young and Paul Martin The recent mass shooting in Charleston has led to arguments over whether…
Nonviolence Means Less Abuse
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Did you hear about the scandal involving nonviolent accompaniers who sexually abused…
Joe Public v. Sue Scholar: Support for the Use of Force
Guest post by Michael C. Horowitz and Idean Salehyan In a democracy, public opinion matters. This is especially…