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Based on her work for a CIA task force aimed at predicting civil wars, political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the rise in extremism and threats to democracies around the globe -- and paints an unsettling picture of the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States.
Over the last two decades, the number of active civil wars around the world has almost doubled. Walter reveals the warning signs—where wars tend to start, who initiates them, what triggers them—and why some countries tip over into conflict while others remain stable.
24 Nov 2023 · Based on her work for a CIA task force aimed at predicting civil wars, political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the rise in extremism and threats to democracies around the globe and...
In her new book HOW CIVIL WARS START: And How to Stop Them, she examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe - Iraq, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Philippines, India, Syria - and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States.
11 Jan 2022 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil...
3 Jan 2022 · In her new book, Barbara F. Walter makes the case that the United States is firmly within the “danger zone” for more political violence.
6 Jan 2022 · In How Civil Wars Start, acclaimed expert Barbara F. Walter, who has advised on political violence everywhere from the CIA to the U.S. Senate to the United Nations, explains the rise of civil war and the conditions that create it.
