Civil war conflict is a core development issue. The existence of civil war can dramatically slow a country's development process, especially in low-income count

American Civil Wars takes readers beyond the battlefields and sectional divides of the U.S. Civil War to view the conflict from outside the national arena of th

Some of the most brutal and long-lasting civil wars of our time involve the rapid formation and disintegration of alliances among warring groups, as well as fra

Klare argues that wars in the near future will be fought over the control of dwindling natural resources like oil and water.

Given the appalling consequences of civil wars, why are the competing actors within a state unable to come to a settlement to avoid the costs of conflict? How m