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From regime change to authoritarian stability? The Trump presidency and the Syrian Civil War

Pax et Bellum | Americas, Analysis, Aron Woonink, Civil Wars, International Politics, Middle East and North Africa, Opinions | Authoritarian regime, Barack Obama, Bashar Al-Assad, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Islamic State, Kurds, Regime change, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian Rebels, Turkey, United States

Many jars of ink have been spilt on Donald Trump’s election last month. Every spectator, whether they’re journalists, policymakers or ordinary citizens, wonders what this remarkable figure’s victory will mean for the US and the rest of the world. Will Muslims be banned from entering …

Non Violent Communication in Mediation of Conflicts

Pax et Bellum | Americas, Analysis, Lani Anaya Jiménez, Non Violent Conflicts, Peace Building | Conflict Resolution, Costa Rica, Grassroot Level, Ireland, Latin America, Local Level, Local Ownership, Malaysia, Nigeria, Non Violence, Rwanda, Serbia, Sri Lanka

For a long time conflict resolution processes tended to be observed and mediated on a state basis where high level actors where the most important ones (Lederach, 1997). However, conflicts based on non-state actors have increased considerably during last ten years (UCDP, 2016). As a …

Changing colors: a glance at identity group voting in Texas, Utah and Iowa

Pax et Bellum | Alessandro Fava, Americas, Articles, International Politics, Joel Martinsson, Sofia Jarvis | Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Iowa, Latinos, Minorities in the U.S., Religious Right, Republican Party, Texas, U.S. presidential election 2016, United States, Utah

The 2012 Election was with American measurements a devastating loss for the Republican Party and its nominee Mitt Romney. In the wake of Romney’s failed presidential bid the Republican party presented an evaluation of what went wrong, labelling it “The Growth and Opportunity Project”. The …