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Intrastate Conflict

Conflict & Conflict Resolution

Conflict & Conflict Resolution

Intrastate conflicts pose significant challenges to global peace and security. We conduct in-depth analysis of internal conflicts, examining causes and dynamics. Through interdisciplinary research and dialogue among stakeholders, we aim to better understand conflict resolution.

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3. In this Feb. 4, 1996, file photo one of four clothed skeletons being examined by U.N. investigator Elizabeth Rehn as she tries identify an estimated 8,000 Muslim men missing after the Serb conquest of the former Muslim enclave of Srebrenica in July 1995, lies on a hilltop.

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Knowing What Not to Know About Islamic State: Terrorism Studies and Public Secrecy

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The Return of Nationalist Geopolitics: Liberal Backsliding and Armed Conflict

Summer 2026 by Lars-Erik Cederman, Paola Galano Toro, Luc Girardin, Andreas Juon and Julian Wucherpfennig

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from International Security

3. In this Feb. 4, 1996, file photo one of four clothed skeletons being examined by U.N. investigator Elizabeth Rehn as she tries identify an estimated 8,000 Muslim men missing after the Serb conquest of the former Muslim enclave of Srebrenica in July 1995, lies on a hilltop.

What Would Federalism Mean for the New Syria?

Apr. 22, 2026 by Andrew March

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from Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center

Ahmad Al-Sharaa signs a temporary constitution while next to Asaad Hassan al-Shiban, seated at a desk alongside two Syrian flags

A Matter of Principle: How Local Consent Affects U.S. Support for Military Interventions

Winter 2025/26 by Janina Dill, Emily Myers and Livia I. Schubiger

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from International Security

Peace activist Marilyn Cornell, of Strongsville, Ohio, holds an American flag with a peace sign on it during an anti-war protest in Washington, on Saturday, March 20, 2010.

Knowing What Not to Know About Islamic State: Terrorism Studies and Public Secrecy

Summer 2025 by Sarah G. Phillips and Daniel J. Tower

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from International Security

Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 16, 2014.

Monks Behaving Badly: Explaining Buddhist Violence in Asia

Spring 2025 by Nilay Saiya and Stuti Manchanda

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from International Security

In this Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 file photo, Myanmar Buddhist monks shout slogans as they march to protest against a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly calling on Myanmar to grant citizenship to Rohingya in Yangon, Myanmar.

Sketching a Framework for Syria’s Future

May. 6, 2025 by Sendus Majanni

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from Middle East Initiative, Belfer Center

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Ideological Proximity and Armed Group Competition: The Case of the Iranian Mojahedin

Apr. 9, 2025 by Mohammad Tabaar

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from Perspectives on Politics

A Grand Bargain for Middle East Peace: Seizing an Historic Opportunity

Apr. 1, 2025 by Edward Djerejian

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from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

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