Malaysia: 2018 Data Release
Drawing from a number of publicly available sources, ACLED Malaysia data include 227 events concerning political violence, riots, protests and other strategic developments in 2018. Protests make up the majority of recorded events (see Figure 1).…
Africa’s Giants Go to the Polls: Upcoming Elections in DRC and Nigeria
In this infographic, ACLED Research Analyst Hilary Matfess unpacks political violence trends in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria ahead of the their upcoming elections.…
Radical Relations: How Hayat Tahrir al Sham Interacts with Syria’s Other Islamist Armed Groups
Syria Research Manager Muaz A. and Syria Assistant Research Manager Stephanie Anderson explore how the immediate goals pursued by various Islamist armed actors in Syria impact their forms of collaboration with Hayat Tahrir al Sham.…
Democracy in South Asia
In this infographic, ACLED Asia Research Manager Daniela Pollmann and Asia Researcher Timothy Lay review conflict patterns around recent elections and other political developments in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.…
New and Emerging Forms of Violence Data for Crisis Response: A Comparative Analysis in Kenya
In partnership with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), ACLED is pleased to present the following policy briefing, working paper, and blog post as part of our joint project to produce a robust evidence base on the opportunities and limitations of social media data on violence monitoring to inform emergency and crisis response, in the context of monitoring in Kenya.…
Myanmar: Peace Talks Belied by Ongoing Conflict in Rakhine and Chin States
Over the past few months, battles between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) have increased in Rakhine and Chin states. Initially during the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) administration, and now during the National League for Democracy (NLD) administration, ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that once had limited numbers and military capabilities have gained in strength by allying with more powerful EAOs, posing a challenge to the peace process.…
Expanding Frontiers: Settler Violence in the West Bank 2016-2018
ACLED Middle East Research Manager Tom Hart and Middle East Assistant Research Manager Lauren Blaxter explore the changing nature of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank between January 1, 2016 and November 30, 2018.…
The State of Syria: November 2018
ACLED Assistant Syria Research Manager Stephanie Anderson, Researcher Nick Grinstead, Senior Syria Researcher Kars de Bruijne, and Syria Research Manager Muaz A. map last month’s developments across the Syrian conflict in the November 2018 edition of the State of Syria infographic.…