How Can We Know When Popular Movements Are Winning?
In 2016, Erica Chenoweth wrote this piece on the four trends that predict the eventual success of popular…
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African Mediators Outperform Their Non-African Counterparts—Here’s Why
By Allard Duursma In 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (now known as…
5 Questions on Development and Conflict
By guest contributors Eli Berman and David Lake Violence is a feature of life in many developing countries.…
Diversions: Fraudulent Elections
On more than one occasion, the Trump administration has made the unsubstantiated claim that illegal ballots, including those…
Diversions: The Decline of Freedom (2013)
A new weekly PV@G series features one piece from our archive every Friday, chosen for its continued relevance,…
Why Have the Hong Kong Protests Lasted So Long?
By Dawn Brancati and Nathan Law Twenty-one weeks. That is how long the current protests against Chinese rule in Hong…
Identity, Law, and How Political Elites Define Terrorism
Guest post by Anna Meier In the immediate aftermath of the Oct. 9 attack on a synagogue in…
The Larger Implications of the Oil Attacks in Saudi Arabia
By Navin Bapat. Drone attacks allegedly by Houthi rebels this past weekend on the Abqaiq facility and the…
Do Americans Support Using Nuclear Weapons Because They Don’t Understand the Consequences?
Guest post by Lisa Langdon Koch and Matthew Wells. Seventy-four years ago last week, the United States dropped…
Why Old Societies are the Most Peaceful and Young Societies are Conflict Prone
Guest post by Deborah Jordan Brooks, Stephen G. Brooks, Brian Greenhill, and Mark L. Haas. Numerous reports in…