Opposition coalitions under electoral authoritarianism can boost opposition vote share and sometimes threaten regimes. This research asks whether coalitions also create risks: when a coalition performs strongly but fails to win power, does that paradoxically accelerate autocratization?
War violence leaves lasting impacts on development long after conflicts end. This study reveals unexploded ordnance significantly threaten rural livelihoods in Cambodia. People avoid investing in activities with immediate security risks but distant rewards, leading to agricultural underdevelopment. The analysis shows that high-fertility land bombed during the past war became least productive today - a counterintuitive finding showing how fear shapes economic outcomes even decades later.