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Weak/Failed states

Conflict & Conflict Resolution

Conflict & Conflict Resolution

We explore the complexities of weak and failed states to understand the root causes, consequences, and strategies for regional diplomacy and stabilization. We show how international cooperation and local engagement can mitigate instability, fostering sustainable peace and development in fragile regions.

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U.S. Army Soldiers share tactics and training with Nigerian Army Soldiers, Nigeria, February 8, 2018.

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The Cult of the Persuasive: Why U.S. Security Assistance Fails

Winter 2022/23 by Tecott Metz, Rachel

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Belfer Center Fellow Discusses Nigerian Election Violence at HKS Seminar

Nov. 14, 2022 by Choe, Jina H., Erika K. Chung and Emma H. Haidar
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Decline and Disintegration: National Status Loss and Domestic Conflict in Post-Disaster Spain

Spring 2022 by Ward, Steven
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White Supremacy, Terrorism, and the Failure of Reconstruction in the United States

Summer 2021 by Byman, Daniel

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The Cult of the Persuasive: Why U.S. Security Assistance Fails

Winter 2022/23 by Tecott Metz, Rachel

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from International Security

U.S. Army Soldiers share tactics and training with Nigerian Army Soldiers, Nigeria, February 8, 2018.

Belfer Center Fellow Discusses Nigerian Election Violence at HKS Seminar

Nov. 14, 2022 by Choe, Jina H., Erika K. Chung and Emma H. Haidar

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from Harvard Crimson

A supporter of Nigeria Labour Party's, Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, during a rally in Lagos Nigeria

Decline and Disintegration: National Status Loss and Domestic Conflict in Post-Disaster Spain

Spring 2022 by Ward, Steven

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from International Security

A Carmelite convent on fire in Madrid, Spain during riots.

White Supremacy, Terrorism, and the Failure of Reconstruction in the United States

Summer 2021 by Byman, Daniel

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from International Security

Black Americans register to vote in the July 4 Georgia Democratic Primary in Atlanta, Ga., on May 3, 1944. Registrations are increasing in Atlanta as black schools are giving instructions to students in ballot casting procedure.

The Political Power of Proxies: Why Nonstate Actors Use Local Surrogates

Spring 2020 by Moghadam, Assaf and Michel Wyss

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from International Security

In this photo taken on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, members of the Kurdish internal security forces stand on their vehicle in front of a giant poster showing portraits of fighters killed fighting against the Islamic State group, in Manbij, north Syria. Manbij, a mixed Arab and Kurdish town of nearly 400,000, was liberated from Islamic State militants in 2016 by the YPG fighters with backing from U.S-led coalition airstrikes. With Turkey's threats, the town has become the axle for U.S. policy in Syria, threate

Mohammad Morsi in Life and Death Mirrors Wider Arab Agonies

Jun. 17, 2019 by Khouri, Rami

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from Agence Global

(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Societal (In)Security in the Middle East: Radicalism as a Reaction?

Apr. 24, 2019 by Ahmadian, Hassan

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from E-International Relations (E-IR)

A funeral ceremony in Kobani, Syria

Why Alliances Fail: Islamist and Leftist Coalitions in North Africa

November 2018 by Buehler, Matt

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from Syracuse University Press