Andrea Carboni is a Middle East Senior Researcher at ACLED and a postdoctoral research fellow with the University of Sussex. He joined ACLED in 2014, and formerly oversaw data collection and analysis in the Africa, Middle East and Yemen desks. At the University of Sussex, he works on the VERSUS project, focusing on elite politics in Yemen. His research interests include the study of political elites and strategies of political survival.
The Myth of Stability: Infighting and Repression in Houthi-Controlled Territories
Six years after the coup that ousted President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi and his government, the Houthi movement, otherwise known as Ansarallah, has strengthened its grip on northern Yemen. It currently rules over approximately 70% of the country’s population, and in 2020 mounted new military offensives in Al Jawf, Marib and Hodeidah.…
The Wartime Transformation of AQAP in Yemen
In late January 2020, an apparent United States (US) drone strike targeted a car in Yakla, a mountainous area situated across Yemen’s Al Bayda and Marib governorates. Inside the car were Qasim Al Raymi and Abu Al Baraa Al Ibbi, the emir and a senior jurist, respectively, of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the local branch of Al Qaeda’s global franchise (Al Masdar, 2 February 2020).…
CDT Spotlight: The Battle for Southern Yemen
Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Hadramawt, conflict has flared in southern Yemen. ACLED Research Analyst Andrea Carboni tracks the latest developments in the battle for the south.…
CDT Spotlight: Protest and Conflict in Ukraine
A looming recession threatens to spark popular unrest in Ukraine, while ceasefire violations have continued through the pandemic in the eastern Donbas region. ACLED Research Analyst Andrea Carboni maps the country’s political violence and protest landscape.…
CDT Spotlight: Growing Pressure in South Sudan
Tensions are high in South Sudan amid an escalation of intercommunal violence. ACLED Research Analyst Andrea Carboni examines the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the country’s fragile political situation. This infographic is part of our special CDT Spotlight series.…
CDT Recap: Africa
Two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, ACLED takes stock of key trends in political violence and protest activity across Africa. This infographic is part of a special CDT Recap series reviewing eight weeks of data and analysis published as part of our COVID-19 Disorder Tracker.…