Raleigh Report - January 2026
ACLED CEO Prof. Clionadh Raleigh's monthly observations on the state of the world.
Board
Clionadh Raleigh
President & CEO
Prof. Clionadh (Cliona) Raleigh created ACLED while writing her PhD in 2005. Since 2014, ACLED has operated as a non-profit, non-governmental organization in the United States.
While guiding the development of ACLED, she is also Professor of Political Violence and Geography in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex in the UK.
Cliona’s areas of expertise include the dynamics of conflict and violence, changing patterns of political violence and conflict data. Her work has also focused on African political environments and elite networks, and she has largely concentrated on subnational power dynamics and their influence on violent movements. In her intensive in-country research, she has engaged with questions on environmental change and violence patterns, and more recently, has developed new measures of civilian exposure to violence.
Content by this author
Venezuela and the U.S - Comment from Clionadh Raleigh
ACLED CEO Prof. Raleigh comments on the US intervention in Venezuela.
Raleigh Report - December 2025
ACLED CEO Prof. Clionadh Raleigh's monthly observations on the state of the world.
Raleigh Report - November 2025
ACLED CEO Prof. Clionadh Raleigh's monthly observations on the state of the world.
Violence Targeting Local Officials | Inaugural Special Issue
Our inaugural special issue examines trends in violence targeting local officials in the European Union, Ukraine, Mexico, Brazil, the Philippines, and South Africa.
Raleigh Report - October 2025
ACLED CEO Prof. Clionadh Raleigh's monthly observations on the state of the world.
To frame Kirk's death as escalation misses the truth. The real threat is normalization' | Le Monde
British geographer Clionadh Raleigh examines the consequences of the assassination of the conservative influencer. By dismissing the fact that the man charged with this murder is a 'lone wolf' and accusing the left, the Trump administration is paving the way for more violence, she says.
Raleigh Report - September 2025
ACLED CEO Prof. Clionadh Raleigh's monthly observations on the state of the world.
Past events
ACLED Conflict Index & 2026 Watchlist Virtual Launch
How will conflict change in 2026? Watch the virtual launch of our annual Conflict Index and Watchlist, offering a data-driven look at global conflict trends.
Webinar | ACLED Conflict Index & 2025 Watchlist
Watch the recorded launch of our ACLED Conflict Index & 2025 Watchlist where ACLED President & CEO Clionadh Raleigh, Head of Data Science Katayoun Kishi, and Head of Analysis Andrea Carboni discuss the findings.
