Tag: Conflict Duration
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War and Peace: The Role of Domestic Media Coverage in Civil War Duration
By Nhaya Vaidya Abstract: Media coverage and its impact on conflict duration are topics that have received limited attention in the field of international relations literature. While various factors influence the duration of civil wars, the role of domestic media coverage has been overlooked. As citizens primarily rely on domestic media outlets for news and…
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The Spoils of Nature: When International Oil Pricing Matters
By Olivia Haring and Casey Lopes Abstract: Existing research, particularly Lujala (2010), has established that the presence and production of hydrocarbons in a conflict zone influence both conflict duration and onset. This literature, however, fails to consider how international oil prices may condition this relationship, despite many of the causal mechanisms relying on hydrocarbons as…
