Why did the nation-state emerge and proliferate across the globe? How is this process
related to the wars fought in the modern era? Analyzing datasets that cover the entire world …

Why do we compare nations? How do we compare nations? What are the'big issues' in
comparative politics? Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics provides students with the …

How do domestic institutions affect autocratic leaders' decisions to initiate military conflicts?
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, I argue that institutions in some kinds of dictatorships …

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 …

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Civil wars cluster in space as well as time. In this study, we develop and evaluate empirically
alternative explanations for this observed clustering. We consider whether the spatial pattern …

There is a long history of state governments providing support to nonstate armed groups
fighting battles in other countries. Examples include Syria's aid to Hamas, Ecuador's support …

Chiozza and Goemans seek to explain why and when political leaders decide to initiate
international crises and wars. They argue that the fate of leaders and the way leadership …

Oil is the world's single most important commodity and its political effects are pervasive. Jeff
D. Colgan extends the idea of the resource curse into the realm of international relations …

To what extent, and under what conditions, does access to arms fuel violent crime? To
answer this question, we exploit a unique natural experiment: the 2004 expiration of the US …