Biden hopes sanctions will deter Putin. It may not be so easy. Bruce W. Jentleson - February 18, 2022 Steep economic costs may not significantly change Russia’s behavior
Mozambique’s Islamist insurgents are on the run. Integrating former rebel fighters could help usher in peace. Kai Thaler - August 26, 2021 Bringing ex-insurgents into a government’s security forces can win over locals and improve intelligence — but only if it is done well.
Olympic officials resisted pressure to ban Iran from the Tokyo Games Andrew Bertoli, Thandiwe Keet, and Aleksandra Smajevic - July 27, 2021 In these 9 cases, sporting authorities tried to ban a country from international competition.
Autocratic governments are using coronavirus as a pretext to clamp down on opponents Travis Curtice, Mel Pavlik, Hilary Matfess, and Don Grasse - July 30, 2020 Here’s what we found in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe has died. But Zimbabwe’s institutional legacies that shaped his repressive regime live on. Vasabjit Banerjee - September 8, 2019 The stakes are high for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who promised to reboot the economy
Even after Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s elections do not appear free or fair Vasabjit Banerjee - August 22, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76955" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Opposition supporters burn posters of Zimbabwean
After Mugabe, can ZANU-PF still rule Zimbabwe? Adrienne LeBas - December 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67297" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa receives
Without Mugabe, is democracy coming to Zimbabwe? Probably not. Kristen Harkness - November 22, 2017 On Tuesday, after 37 years of authoritarian rule, Robert Mugabe
Here are 4 reasons why Mozambique isn’t a post-war success story Corinna Jentzsch - February 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35175" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Newly arrived Mozambican refugees wait for
Can Peace Be Engineered? Institutions, Political Inclusion, and Ethnic Conflict Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2012 Continuing our on going partnership with the Comparative Democratization Section of