For decades, the news media has regularly reported on civil wars occurring in all parts of the world, with some seemingly never-ending.
Please join the Yale International Alliance to delve beyond the headlines and understand what defines a civil war, and how civil wars relate to revolutions and political violence. Why are there so many and why do they last so long? Can they be ended, and if so, then how?
About Dr. Miranda Melcher: Dr. Miranda Melcher is a teacher, researcher, and author. She earned her PhD on post-conflict military reconstruction from King’s College London’s Defence Studies Department, following her MA in Intelligence and International Security from King’s College London and her BA in Political Science from Yale (Branford College). Her doctoral work focused on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with deep analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars.
