ACLED 2020: The Year in Review
ACLED's 2020 annual report reviews the past year of data on political violence and demonstration…
Read more
Melissa Pavlik is a former ACLED Research Consultant. Melissa focused on overarching trends of armed conflict across and within ACLED’s regions of study. She has degrees in Statistics and Political Science from the University of Chicago, and in War Studies from King’s College London. Her research focus includes violent non-state actors, conflict mapping, and American foreign policy.
Lukashenko’s Last Legs? The 2020 Belarusian Presidential Election
Weekly demonstrations have more than tripled going into the presidential election in Belarus as thousands…
Read more
A Sudden Surfacing of Strength: Evaluating the Possibility of an IS Resurgence in Iraq and Syria
Evaluating an IS Resurgence The historical moment in which the Islamic State (IS) exploded into…
Read more
CDT Spotlight: South Africa
While most types of violence decreased following the coronavirus outbreak in South Africa, violence against…
Read more
CDT Recap: Southeast & South Asia
Two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, ACLED takes stock of key trends in political violence…
Read more
CDT Spotlight: Mob Violence
Mob violence has risen around the world since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. ACLED…
Read more
CDT Spotlight: Pakistan
As Pakistan eases coronavirus restrictions, political violence and protest activity is returning to pre-pandemic levels.…
Read more