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Veto Players and Civil War Duration. By David E. Cunningham. American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 50, No. 4 (October 2006).
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The Four Things We Know About How Civil Wars End (and What This Tells Us About Syria). By Barbara F. Walter. Political Violence at a Glance, October 18, 2013.
Why Do Some Civil Wars Last So Much Longer Than Others. By James D. Fearon. Stanford University, July 12, 2002.
Civil war termination. By James D. Fearon and David D. Laitin. Stanford University, September 12, 2008.
