The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Civil Wars
Scholarly Publications
Explaining Rape during Civil War: Cross-National Evidence (1980-2009)
August 2013
Why do some armed groups commit massive wartime rape, whereas others never do?
Dueling incentives : Sexual violence in Liberia and the politics of human rights advocacy
May 2012
Abstract Transnational advocacy organizations are influential actors in the international politics of human rights.
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
August 2011
Summary from Columbia University Press: For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving...
Other Publications
Why are Syrian Kurds pivoting toward Moscow?
February 2016
An affiliate of the largest and most powerful Kurdish party in Syria, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), opened its first official mission abroad — in Moscow.
Should we be using the G-word in Burundi?
November 2015
The political crisis in Burundi is serious, but analogies to the Rwandan genocide are counter-productive.
Will Sri Lanka's New Government Provide Justice for Civil War Atrocities?
November 2015
Sri Lanka's new government has promised progress on transitional justice. Will it deliver?
News
Anti-Poverty Program Reduces Violence in Civil Conflicts
February 2016
An anti-poverty aid program in the Philippines is not only helping the poor, but also decreasing political violence and insurgency.
Is Syria considering using chemical weapons? Experts suggest Iraq case could be a policy guide
June 2015
As the risks escalate, the argument presented in Foreign Policy 18 months ago by Stanford scholars Scott Sagan and Ben Buch is particularly timely.
Understanding conflict is the road to peace
January 2015
The Empirical Studies of Conflict project focuses on the causes and characteristics of politically motivated violence.
Events
Choosing Terror: Rebels’ Use of Terrorism in Internal Armed Conflict
January 14, 2016
Abstract: Why do some rebel groups use terrorism as a tactic while others do not?
Secessionism and Civilian Targeting
January 8, 2015
Abstract: This paper contributes to a burgeoning literature on civilian targeting in civil war by arguing that rebel war aims can offer critical insight into who targets civilians, and when. ...
Putting Politics First in Human Rights Strategy
January 9, 2014
ABOUT THE TOPIC: Social scientists have been working hard to understand the circumstances and strategies that improve the chances of favorable human rights outcomes. Their findings are consistent...
Projects
Conflict Resolution
This area focuses on research related to failed states and state building, civil wars, conflict resolution and peacekeeping, refugees and democratic change.
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Implementation of Peace Agreements in Civil Wars
August 2018
Until recently, analysts of civil war focused their attention on the negotiation of peace agreements and paid scant attention to the implementation process.
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