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Seminar - Open to the Public

The Political Economy of Quagmires

Thu., Oct. 29, 2015 | 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Some civil wars are marked by a surprising confluence of decisions on the part of the participants: the belligerents continue to fight but at low levels of intensity, while foreign states continue to support them in this dead-end endeavor.  What distinguishes these quagmires from other civil wars?

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Co-sponsored by the Middle East Initiative