Crossing the Rubicon: The Dynamics of Restraint in Civil War Last updated on Mar 12, 2026 Go to Project Site Simon Kozhin, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Research projects Sebastian van Baalen Associate Professor of Peace & Conflict Research My research interests include the dynamics of violence and civil war. Related Opting Out? Explaining the Effectiveness of Election Boycotts Alliances of Anarchy: Actor Constellations and Patterns of Electoral Violence