"#InstitutionalPreservation vs. #ChaoticRevenge. These are the two sides that emerge at the beginning of any 21st-century #CivilConflict. These are the sides drawn up in the #UnitedStates now."

This does sound like the one of the very most stupid fights that #humanity has been into (with itself).

Also I absolutely don't get whats in for the people who would do the actual fighting. I don't understand what powers this #conflict underneath. What is the real source? 🧐

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-two-sides-emerge-in-the-wake-of-the-attempted-assassination-of-donald/

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Two sides emerge in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump: Preservation vs. revenge

It is astonishing to contemplate how much violence will spawn from Mr. Trump’s shattered ear

The Globe and Mail
Look at the increase in civil conflicts with foreign state intervention. Graph from OurWorldInData #democracy #peace #War #CivilConflict #ourworldindata #MriyaReport

#Introduction: Hello World (finally!).

I am an associate professor in #politicalscience at the University of California, Berkeley. I help lead #CEGA and #ESOC. I study #internationalintervention #civilconflict and, recently, #policing in comparative perspective. I am often working in #LatinAmerica #WestAfrica and the #Pacific.

I also love to follow your book, beach, and food recs – especially for breakfast burritos – and any posts related to distance running or soccer!

Paper published in the European Journal of International Relations
together with Charles Butcher. We argue that having more former states within modern borders increases the likelihood of #civilconflict, and that this is not driven by more states = more EPR groups. It is #openaccess at https://doi.org/10.1177/13540661221106911