Commentary
Faculty at the Sié Center host and contribute to a number of blogs, including Political Violence @ a Glance, The Duck of Minerva and The Monkey Cage.
Read some of the latest commentary from our faculty.
2021
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December
- December 11 – Read Seth Masket’s latest blog post for Mischiefs of Faction: “Those Darned Woke Democrats.”
- December 1 – Cullen Hendrix’s blog post for the Peterson Institute for International Economics “The WTO must act to reduce harmful fisheries subsidies” is available online. You can read the full article here.
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November
November 5 – Seth Masket’s latest opinion piece, “Elections never settle debates between progressives and moderates” is available through Outlook by the Washington Post.
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October
October 28 – Seth Masket’s blog post, “Popularism? What a Party Cares About is Often Unpopular, Including Civil Rights,” is available on Mischiefs of Faction.
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September
September 16 – Seth Masket’s blog post “Ending the Primary?” was released by Mischiefs of Faction. Read the full post here.
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August
August 26 – Seth Masket’s blog post about the California recall election was released by Mischiefs of Faction. You can read the full article, “The Recall We Were Warned About,” here.
August 25 – Seth Masket wrote an opinion piece for Politico: “Will Afghanistan Take Biden Down? Not likely.” You can read the full article here.
August 24 – Seth Masket’s blog post, “What Future Presidents are Learning from Afghanistan” was released by Mischiefs of Faction. You can read the full post here.
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Past Commentary
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2020
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
HONG KONG WOMEN UPEND GENDER ROLES IN DEMOCRACY FIGHT
Yahoo News, February 6, 2020
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
MELIS IBISEVIC LEFT THE CHAOS OF BOSNIA FOR A CAREER IN LAW AND ORDER
Westword, January 28, 2020
Deborah Avant, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE WAR MACHINE IS RUN ON CONTRACTS
The Atlantic, January 17, 2020
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2018
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WAR, WOMEN, AND POWER: FROM VIOLENCE TO MOBILIZATION IN RWANDA AND BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
New Books Network, April 30, 2018
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
RETHINKING WOMEN'S POWER DURING AND AFTER WAR
Political Violence @ A Glance, April 18, 2018
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE MOBILIZATION OF WOMEN IN RWANDA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. MARIE BERRY
Our Secure Future, April 16, 2018
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Kanisha Bond and Jeremy PressmanDID YOU ATTEND THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES? HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE NATIONWIDE.
The Washington Post's Monkey Cage Blog, April 13, 2018
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
HOW CIVILIANS TALK THEIR WAY OUT OF VIOLENCE
Political Violence @ A Glance, April 3, 2018
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Zoe MarksLESSONS FROM THE CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA FILES: DON'T BE EVIL
Political Violence @ A Glance, March 20, 2018
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
Voices of America, April 2, 2018
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
IS THE LIBERAL ORDER IN CRISIS?
Political Violence @ A Glance, March 13, 2018
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE SOPHOMORE CURSE: SAMPLING BIAS AND THE FUTURE OF CLIMATE-CONFLICT RESEARCH
Political Violence @ A Glance, March 6, 2018
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Ariel ZarateSURVIVAL IS NOT ENOUGH: WOMEN INSIST ON CHANGE IN SOUTH SUDAN
Political Violence @ A Glance, March 5, 2018
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Jeremy PressmanThe Washington Post's The Monkey Cage Blog, February 26, 2018
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Erica ChenowethWHY TRAINING WOMEN IN NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE IS CRITICAL TO MOVEMENT SUCCESS
Waging Nonviolence, February 24, 2018
KyleAnne Hunter, PhD Candidate, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Pete Lucier, Joe PlenzlerWE'RE COMBAT VETERANS. WE SUPPORT THE STUDENTS DEMANDING GUN REFORM.
The Washington Post's Checkpoint Blog, February 20, 2018
Yolande Bouka, Current Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy
WAKANDA, AFROFUTURISM, AND DECOLONIZING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCHOLARSHIP
Political Violence @ a Glance, February 6, 2018
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Jeremy PressmanTHE WOMEN'S MARCH COULD CHANGE POLITICS LIKE THE TEA PARTY DID
The Guardian, January 31, 2018
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Jeremy PressmanThe Washington Post's The Monkey Cage Blog, January 21, 2018
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2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Jeremy PressmanTHE REPUBLICAN TAX BILL SPURRED MORE THAN 120 PUBLIC PROTESTS IN NOVEMBER
The Washington Post's The Monkey Cage Blog, December 29, 2017
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
ONE IN 10 INTERSTATE DISPUTES ARE FISHY – AND THE IMPLICATIONS STINK
New Security Beat, December 20, 2017
Julia Macdonald, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Jacquelyn SchneiderForeign Affairs, December 20, 2017
Julia Macdonald, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Michael C. HorowitzWILL KILLER ROBOTS BE BANNED? LESSONS FROM PAST CIVIL SOCIETY CAMPAIGNS
Lawfare, November 5, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
The Washington Post's The Monkey Cage Blog, November 1, 2017
Julia Macdonald, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WHEN SHOWS OF STRENGTH ARE RISKY: THE CASE FOR RESTRAINT ON NORTH KOREA
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 19, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
LAST MONTH, 83% OF PROTESTS WERE AGAINST TRUMP
The Washington Post's The Monkey Cage Blog, September 29, 2017
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
IF THE UNITED STATES STEPS BACK, CAN INNOVATIVE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STEP FORWARD?
Council on Foreign Relations International Institutions and Foreign Governments Program, September 20, 2017
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
ISSF POLICY FORUM ON THE GENDER GAP IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
H-Diplo, September 17, 2017
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
INNOVATIONS IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Council on Foreign Relations International Institutions and Global Governance Program Memo, September 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
SCIENTISTS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 14, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Emily Kalah Gade and Jeremy PressmanThe Washington Post's The Monkey Cage Blog, August 21, 2017
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Yolande Bouka and Marilyn Muthoni KamuruKENYAN WOMEN JUST FOUGHT ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT CAMPAIGNS IN HISTORY
Foreign Policy, August 7, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Devin Finn and Jeremy PressmanMORE PEOPLE IN THE U.S. PROTESTED IN JUNE THAN IN ANY MONTH SINCE THE JANUARY WOMEN'S MARCHES
The Washington Post's The Monkey Cage Blog, July 25, 2017
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Enzo NussioHOW TO KEEP THE FARC GUERRILLAS OUT OF THE FIGHT
The New York Times, August 4, 2017
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTORS AREN'T GOING TO DO A BETTER JOB IN AFGHANISTAN. HERE'S WHY.
The Monkey Cage, July 12, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Erica MacDonald and Jeremy PressmanIN TRUMP'S AMERICA, WHO'S PROTESTING AND WHY? HERE'S OUR MAY REPORT.
The Monkey Cage, June 26
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Anthony GrimesTHE ANATOMY OF RESISTANCE PODCAST-THE WOMEN'S MARCH
Rational Insurgent, June 5
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Evan Perkoski, Jeremy Pressman and Ches ThurberNEW DATA SHOWS A SHARP INCREASE IN U.S. PROTEST ACTIVITY IN APRIL
The Monkey Cage, May 22, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with David Prater, Jeremy Pressman, Ches Thurber and Stephen ZunesIN TRUMP'S AMERICA, WHO'S PROTESTING AND WHY? HERE'S OUR MARCH REPORT.
The Monkey Cage / April 24, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Jonathan Pinckney, Jeremy Pressman and Stephen ZunesIN TRUMP'S AMERICA, WHO'S PROTESTING AND WHY? HERE'S OUR FEBRUARY REPORT.
The Monkey Cage / April 5, 2017
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS WALKING AWAY FROM GOOD GOVERNANCE IN OIL, GAS, AND MINING
Peterson Institute RealTime Economic Issues Watch / March 27, 2017
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE STREETLIGHT EFFECT IN CLIMATE-CONFLICT RESEARCH ON AFRICA
Center for Climate & Security / March 14, 2017
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WHY THE RESEARCH INTO CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA IS BIASED, AND WHY IT MATTERS
The Monkey Cage / March 9, 2017
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE NEW TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICY IS BAD FOR US HEALTH
Peterson Institute RealTime Economic Issues Watch / March 8, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
VIOLENCE WILL ONLY HURT THE TRUMP RESISTANCE
New Republic, February 7, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THIS IS WHAT WE LEARNED BY COUNTING THE WOMEN'S MARCHES
The Monkey Cage / February 7, 2017
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
IT MAY ONLY TAKE 3.5% OF THE POPULATION TO TOPPLE A DICTATOR – WITH CIVIL RESISTANCE
The Guardian / February 1, 2017
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2016
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
PEOPLE ARE IN THE STREETS PROTESTING DONALD TRUMP. BUT WHEN DOES PROTEST ACTUALLY WORK?
The Monkey Cage / November 21, 2016
Erica Chenoweth, Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA HELPS DICTATORS
Foreign Policy / November 16, 2016
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
US TRADE AGENDA REQUIRES GREATER FOCUS ON SOCIAL CONCERNS
Peterson Institute RealTime Economic Issues Watch / November 7, 2016
Cullen Hendrix, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WHY AMERICANS AREN'T NEARLY AS PROTECTIONIST AS ELECTION RHETORIC SUGGESTS
Peterson Institute RealTime Economic Issues Watch / November 4, 2016
Michael Kalin, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
A NEW SURVEY SHOWS THAT PAKISTANIS PENALIZE CANDIDATES FOR RELIGIOUS PIETY
The Monkey Cage / August 19, 2016
Erica Chenoweth, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WHY IS NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE ON THE RISE?
The Diplomatic Courier / June 28, 2016
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
THE GENESIS OF JOGSS (THE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES)
International Studies Security Forum and H-Diplo / April 29, 2016
Erica Chenoweth, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
HOW TO GET TENURE (IF YOU'RE A WOMAN)
Foreign Policy / April 19, 2016
Erica Chenoweth, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
FROM OCCUPY TO BLACK LIVES MATTER: HOW NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE IS SHAPING THE 2016 ELECTIONS
Vox / April 18, 2016
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center
Monkey Cage (The Washington Post) / April 12, 2016
Matthew Klick, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE CHALLENGE AMONG US: GETTING TO GRIPS WITH LYNCHINGS IN GUATEMALA
Insight on Conflict / January 6, 2016
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2015
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE KEY TO PEACE IN COLOMBIA IS IN ITS COUNTRYSIDE
Forbes Opinion / October 29, 2015
Cullen Hendrix, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
GOOGLE SCHOLAR METRICS AND SCHOLARLY PRODUCTIVITY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Duck of Minerva / August 6, 2015
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
ANOTHER STEP TOWARD PEACE IN COLOMBIA
Foreign Policy Blog / July 14, 2015
Devin Finn, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
UNSILENCING PAKISTAN: A SYMPOSIUM ON NONVIOLENT ACTIVISM AGAINST VIOLENCE
Denver Dialogues on Political Violence @ a Glance / June 16, 2015
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Foreign Policy / May 14, 2015
Rachel Epstein, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
SYMPOSIUM ON THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE
Denver Dialogues on Political Violence @ a Glance / May 12, 2015
Cullen Hendrix, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
IN FOOD RIOTS, RESEARCHERS FIND A DIVIDE BETWEEN DEMOCRACIES AND AUTOCRACIES
New Security Beat (The Wilson Center)/ February 24, 2015
Cullen Hendrix, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
with Stephan M. HaggardWHERE AND WHY FOOD PRICES LEAD TO SOCIAL UPHEAVAL
Monkey Cage (The Washington Post) / February 22, 2015
Devin Finn, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Sié Center, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
KEJRIWAL’S AAP LOOKS FOR SECOND CHANCE IN DELHI VOTE
Suffragio / February 6, 2015
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2014
Cullen Hendrix, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
FALLING OIL PRICES, MORE PEACE?
Monkey Cage (The Washington Post) / December 3, 2014
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
GANDHI'S LEGACY: A CENTURY OF PEACEFUL TROUBLEMAKERS
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Blogs / October 11, 2014
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Center, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
MANAGING A GLOBAL MILITARY/SECURITY PROFESSION… SOME OF IT PRIVATE
"The Best Defense", Foreign Policy / October 6, 2014
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
DROP YOUR WEAPONS: WHEN AND WHY CIVIL RESISTANCE WORKS
Foreign Affairs / June 16, 2014
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
COLOMBIA CALLS A DRAW IN THE WAR ON DRUGS
Foreign Policy / June 13, 2014
Cullen Hendrix, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Monkey Cage (The Washington Post) / June 9, 2014
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor,Josef Korbel School of International Studies
A NONVIOLENT ALTERNATIVE FOR UKRAINE
Foreign Policy (blog) / May 28, 2014
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
BEYOND BOKO HARAM: NIGERIA'S HUMAN-TRAFFICKING CRISIS
The National Interest / May 19, 2014
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
SKIING AS A COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY
Huffington Post / February 19, 2014
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2013
Timothy Sisk, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
AFRICA'S FRAGILE STATES NEED EXTRA HELP
ISS Today / December 4, 2013
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Bloggingheads.tv / November 27, 2013
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
GRASSROOTS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION KEY TO ENSURE PEACE IN COLOMBIA: CONFLICT EXPERT
Colombia Reports / November 21, 2013
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
CAN COLOMBIA BUILD ON ITS DEMOCRATIC OPENING?
CNN's Global Public Square / November 19, 2013
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE SUCCESS OF NONVIOLENT CIVIL RESISTANCE: ERICA CHENOWETH AT TEDXBOULDER
TEDxTalks / Published November 4, 2013
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Foreign Policy / October 25, 2013
Rachel Epstein, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
THE EUROPEAN DEBT AND CURRENCY CRISIS AND THE PROBLEMS OF CONVERGENCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Political Insight (of the Political Studies Association) / October 23,
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WHY SIT-INS SUCCEED OR FAIL: WITHOUT A BROADER STRATEGY, PRO-MORSI ENCAMPMENTS ARE UNLIKELY TO WORK
Foreign Affairs / August 11, 2013
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
CHANGING SIDES DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE FOR TRANSFORMATION — JUST LOOK AT EGYPT
OpenDemocracy / July 31, 2013
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Center, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
COMMENTARY ON GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INTELLIGENCE CONTRACTORS
Pacific Council on International Policy / June 27, 2013 (Audio)
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Center, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
PRAGMATIC ACTION IS THE KEY TO GOVERNING PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES
Foreign Policy Journal / June 6, 2013
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
LAND FOR PEACE IN COLOMBIA: THE KEY TO ENDING BOGOTÁ'S WAR WITH THE FARC
Foreign Affairs / April 15, 2013
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
KBOO Community Radio / March 4, 2013
Deborah Avant, Sié Chéou-Kang Chair for International Security and Diplomacy and Director of the Sié Center, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WHERE ARE THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES IN THE ARMS INDUSTRY?
GlobalPost / February 15, 2013
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2012
Oliver Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
COLOMBIA'S REBELS AND LAND REFORM
New York Times / October 9, 2012
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
WHY CIVIL RESISTANCE TRUMPS VIOLENT UPRISINGS
CNN's Global Public Square / September 19, 2012
Erica Chenoweth, Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
CREATIVE NONVIOLENCE CAN DEFEAT REPRESSION
New York Times / August 20, 2012