Negotiated Settlements of Civil Wars vs. Victories
The quantitative approach somewhat should take different world orders into account to better explain contemporary phenomena and prepare a data set accordingly.
Interview – Tanisha Fazal
Dr. Fazal discusses her research on state death, breakthroughs in the study of civil war initiation and termination, and changing norms of humanitarian intervention.
Conflict or Civil War? Conceptualizing the Conflict in Afghanistan
The classification of the conflict in Afghanistan over the course of the 1990s as a “civil war” obscures international culpability in protracting the armed conflict.
South Sudan: The Perils of New States
With functional and participatory institutions, South Sudan may well reclaim itself as a diverse nation within the regional and international environment.
Interview – James Fearon
Professor James Fearon discusses responses to the civil war in Syria and offers his thoughts on the passing of Kenneth Waltz and the academic study of civil wars.
Rationality, Emotion, and Protracted Civil War Violence
Why do some people initiate or prolong conflict when the odds are decidedly against them? An emotion-based theory provides an explanation of behavior at the onset of or during civil war.
The Duality of Syria: Civil War and The War on Terror
Finding a conclusion to the civil war and the ‘War on Terror’ is reliant upon fulfilling the will of the Syrian people without letting them fracture to the point of continuing civil unrest.
Should Western Nations Arm Syrian Rebels?
There is a compelling case for increased militarization in the ongoing Syrian crisis, but such an intervention may seriously affect the prospects of finding a political solution to the conflict.
The Syrian Predicament
The civil war playing out in Syria is an extreme manifestation of a common problem: the creation of independent states based on boundaries that did not reflect social and demographic realities.
Syria: We Can’t Give Up On Diplomacy
As Lakhdar Brahimi takes over as UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, there is real merit in pursuing a comprehensive Security Council resolution and a post-conflict framework.
