The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Civil Wars
Scholarly Publications
International Intervention and the Rule of Law after Civil War: Evidence from Liberia
April 2019
What are the effects of international intervention on the rule of law after civil war?
Constructing the Field of Terrorism
March 2019
Abstract: This chapter reviews the evolution of Martha Crenshaw’s interests in and approaches to researching terrorism, a trajectory that begins in the 1960s and extends to the present.
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?
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
President Trump says he’ll pull US troops out of Syria. Now what?
December 2018
Q&A with Martha Crenshaw, a senior fellow at FSI’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.
Beijing Workshop Explores Options for Interventions in Civil Wars
November 2018
Shorenstein APARC’s U.S.-Asia Security Initiative (USASI), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), and the School for International Studies at Peking University recently co-hosted the...
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.
Events
International Intervention and the Rule of Law after Civil War
September 19, 2018
Abstract: What are the effects of international intervention on the rule of law after civil war?
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. ...
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
October 2021
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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