Why do some civil wars involve brutal acts of terrorism while others do not? Why do some civil war belligerents resort to terrorism, and why do they employ certain tactics while eschewing others? Accounting for warring parties’ use of violence is critical to understanding the conduct of civil war and to developing conflict management strategies….
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Roundtable 8-8 on Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America
Transitions from rivalry to alliance within bilateral relationships have received considerable attention from historians of U.S. foreign relations. Or, more accurately, some alliances have received considerable attention; it remains unusual for works on inter-American relations to be cast principally as examinations of alliance politics. There are at least two interrelated reasons. First, the vast…