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What can the international community do to help Sudanese civilians during the #civilwar? Guest contributor @austinsmatthews (@EastCarolina) delves into the crisis in the latest from PVG.

Guest contributor @austinsmatthews (@EastCarolina) discusses the #Sudan crisis, where a failed #coup resulted in a power struggle between the head of the military junta and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, and a deadly #civilwar.

“Policymakers considering resorting to unclaimed coercion—or fretting about its use by adversaries—should be aware that the payoffs are likely to be limited.”—@ConstantinoPisch (@univmiami) and Andrew Cheon (@SAISHopkins).

Guests @ConstantinoPisch (@univmiami) & Andrew Cheon (@SAISHopkins) analyze the effects of unclaimed attacks like the drone attack on the Kremlin, & find that when an attack is unclaimed, people are less likely to favor complying w/ the attacked's demands.

“[T]he #US should urge Lasso to strictly keep to the letter and spirit of the law, reign in the security forces… & ramp up support to help Ecuador arrange free and fair elections in the coming months.”—@alexhnoyes (@RANDCorporation).

Does the international community have a responsibility to protect Palestinians? Michael Barnett (@GWtweets) says yes in the latest from @PVGlance. #R2P

Guest contributor @alexhnoyes (@RANDCorporation) discusses #Ecuador’s recent political crisis, with President @LassoGuillermo dissolving the legislature to halt his impeachment proceeding.

“The #US should stop reaching for the veto every time a resolution on #Israel. comes to the Security Council. Israeli actions should cease being called an “obstacle to peace” & instead be labeled as violations of intl. law.”—Michael Barnett (@GWtweets).

“…[C]rises enable #regime leaders to alter their regimes either without affecting their #democracy score, or by lowering it. [P]ay close attention to the actions of incumbents in weak #democracies during times of crises.”—@VDjuve & @carlhknutsen.

Guest contributors @VDjuve and @carlhknutsen (both @unioslo) analyze the clear relationship between the risk of regime change driven by incumbents and economic crisis.

RT @VDjuve: Now at @PVGlance, @carlhknutsen and I give a short and sweet take on how crises impact incumbent-driven transitions, based on o….

RT @UofT_PolSci: Beyond Victimhood: @UofT_PolSci María José Méndez describes @PVGlance how #women participate in organized #crime in #Mexic….

Guest contributor @drPLSullivan (@UNC) analyzes the relationship between #US security assistance and human rights violations in #Africa, and which cases lessen the potential for civilian harm.

RT @CIPolicy: NEW from @PVGlance: @SAMonitorOrg data shows that funding to train + equip foreign security forces📈more than 300% in the ten….

“Continued vigilance of unequal experiences and perceptions of security are necessary to work towards meaningful and lasting peace.”—@Sabine_Carey, Marcela Ibáñez (@UZH_en), and Eline Drury Løvlien (@NTNU).

In the latest in the series on illicit economies and organized crime that came out of an @UCIGCC conference, María José Méndez (@UofT) describes how #women participate in organized #crime in #Mexico, #Guatemala, #Honduras, #ElSalvador, & #LatinAmerica.

“In any case, surely what matters most in all this is the welfare of the Ukrainian people. The reality is that massively financing the war effort has produced a state of attrition with no end in sight.”—@alex_christoy, Molly Wallace, & @Ned_Dobos. @jpacnv