Many rebel organizations receive significant assistance from external governments, yet the
reasons why some rebels attract foreign support while others do not is poorly understood …

As one of the key concepts in International Relations (IR), the relative amnesia around the
origin and effects of sovereignty which lasted until the mid-1990s is quite striking …

The article investigates how rebel interdependencies shape civil war outcomes. The author
argues that alliances between rebel groups will have serious repercussions on the …

We consider whether the fragmentation of combatants during civil war has downstream
effects on the durability of peace following civil wars. We contend that the splintering of …

Previous studies of internal armed conflict outcomes have found evidence that rebel-biased
military intervention increases the likelihood of rebel victory, but little indication that pro …

The quantitative terrorism literature has largely overlooked interstate relations when
evaluating predictors of transnational terrorist attacks, opting to focus on state, group, or …

Why do some countries fail to govern their territory? Incomplete domestic sovereignty,
defined as the absence of effective state authority over territory, has severe consequences in …

This article develops a theory of competitive intervention in civil war to explain variation in
the global prevalence of intrastate conflict. I describe the distortionary effects competitive …

This article examines civil war resolution as a process comprised of multiple interdependent
stages. It engages directly the idea that peace emerges only as a process comprised of …

With growing attention to peace-building in civil wars, scholars have increasingly focused on
the role that international and regional organizations play in conflict resolution. Less …