Countries are more likely to experience the onset of nonviolent campaigns when there is a greater amount of mobilization globally.
Using sunk costs to justify an ongoing war does not work—the U.S. public doesn’t support the ‘Don’t Let Them Die in Vain’ argument.
A country ranked at the bottom 10% on a global poverty scale is six times more likely to see violent civil conflict than a country at the top 10%.
Alliances are a necessary condition for multiparty wars; the larger the war, the more likely alliances are a necessary condition.
Audiences exposed to Peace Journalism have been found to demonstrate increased levels of hope and empathy, as well as decreased levels of fear and anger.
Religious actors can use their respected positions in society to assert neutrality to build personal relationships with, and influence parties in conflict.
In addition to the complex debate over natural resources’ role in violent conflict, there are many underlining sub-debates on the
This article analyses the arguments linking resource scarcity to violent conflict. It is structured around the assumption that by focusing
This study explores two main arguments behind the Resource Curse: Violent domestic conflicts occur more frequently in oil-producing states than
Nations are more likely to go to war with an oil-rich state when there is a lack of local competition.