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SUMMARY:Barbara F. Walter, “How Civil Wars Start”
DESCRIPTION:\nOver the last two decades\, the number of active civil war
s around the world has almost doubled. Barbara F. Walter reveals the war
ning signs&mdash\;where wars tend to start\, who initiates them\, what t
riggers them&mdash\;and why some countries tip over into conflict while
others remain stable.\n\nDrawing on the latest international research an
d lessons from more than twenty countries\, Walter identifies the crucia
l risk factors\, from democratic backsliding to factionalization and the
politics of resentment in her best-selling book\, \;How Civil Wars
Start.\n\nWalter is the Rohr Chair in Pacific International Relations an
d professor of political science in the School \;of Global Policy an
d Strategy at the University of California San Diego. A life member of t
he Council on Foreign Relations\, Walter helps to run the award-winning
blog Political Violence at a Glance and has written for The Washington P
ost\, The Wall Street Journal\, Los Angeles Times\, Reuters\, and Foreig
n Affairs. \;\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/m
id_barbara-f-walter/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Over the last t
wo decades, the number of active civil wars around the world has almost
doubled. Barbara F. Walter reveals the warning signs—where wars te
nd to start, who initiates them, what triggers them—and why some c
ountries tip over into conflict while others remain stable.
Drawin
g on the latest international research and lessons from more than twenty
countries, Walter identifies the crucial risk factors, from democratic
backsliding to factionalization and the politics of resentment in her be
st-selling book, How Civil Wars Star
t.
Walter is the Rohr Chair in Pacific International Relat
ions and professor of political science in the School of Global Pol
icy and Strategy at the University of California San Diego. A life membe
r of the Council on Foreign Relations, Walter helps to run the award-win
ning blog Political Violence at a Glance and has written for T
he Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles T
imes, Reuters, and Foreign Affairs.
For more deta
ils: htt
ps://events.la.psu.edu/event/mid_barbara-f-walter/
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