Egypt: Developments in Political Violence Patterns Through a Comparative Analysis of the January 25th Protest Anniversaries
January saw heightened conflict activity in Egypt; a pattern that is evident in both 2013…
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Counter-revolution, Autocracy, and Stability in Egypt in 2014
The most significant trend witnessed throughout 2014 in Egypt was the dramatic decline of riot…
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Political Militias and Remote Violence in 2014
Version 5 of ACLED carries a new event type termed ‘Remote violence’. Remote violence is…
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A Review of Libya in 2014
Libya was the fourth most active and the sixth most violent country in the ACLED…
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Remote-Violence, Bombings and Conflict Part 3: Overall Trends in the Use of Improvised Explosive Devices
The use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in conflict zones across has become increasingly prevalent…
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Bombings, Explosives and Conflict Part 2: Weapons of the Weak? Remote Violence and the Relative Strength of Non-State Actors
Does the use of remote violence indicate weakness in a non-state conflict actor? Forms of…
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Remote-Violence, Bombings and Conflict Part 1: The patterns of bombings in post-Arab Spring North Africa
While the Arab Spring was lauded as a triumph of democracy by various Western politicians,…
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