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Evolving Dynamics of Security in Africa: Report of Proceedings
The Strauss Center, the U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. Army Senior Service College Fellowship Program, and the College of Liberal Arts hosted a conference examining the evolving dynamics of security in Africa. Policymakers, practitioners, military personnel, and scholars shared research on the issues impacting African and global security.
Conflict Trends July 2012
The fourth installment of the monthly trends reports from ACLED focuses on recent political violence in DR-Congo, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia and Sudan. Analysis of these countries is focused on the month of June 2012, with reference to violence patterns over the course of ACLED’s dataset. Present conflict patterns are compared with recent violent trends.
CCAPS Climate Aid Codebook
This codebook presents the methodology developed and tested by the CCAPS program to track and map the climate change relevant activities within official development assistance (ODA) projects in Africa.
Conflict Trends June 2012
This conflict trends report from ACLED is the third installment of monthly reports that focus on regional conflict trends within Africa. The analysis in this report covers recent political violence in DR Congo, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan & South Sudan, Zimbabwe, and North African states including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
Mid-21st Century Changes in Extreme Events over Northern & Tropical Africa
In the Journal of Climate, Edward Vizy and Kerry Cook predict changes in extremes across tropical and northern Africa for 2041-2060. Six indicators are examined, including annual extreme and daily diurnal temperature ranges, heat wave days, number of dry days, number of extreme wet days, and extreme wet day rainfall intensity.
“Ground Truthing” Vulnerability in Africa
In CCAPS Research Brief No. 4, Jared Berenter provides findings from field research testing sub-national vulnerability maps. Field interviews supported many of the intuitions of CCAPS maps but also identified sources of divergence related to weighting population density, drought definitions, and challenges in capturing cross-border vulnerability.
Conflict Trends May 2012
The second conflict trends report from ACLED focuses on regional conflict trends within Africa. The analysis in this report concentrates on recent political violence emanating from the Sahel belt and East Africa, due to the rise in instability there. Focus countries include Algeria, DR-Congo, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan.
Mid-21st Century Changes in Extreme Events over Northern & Tropical Africa
In the Journal of Climate, Edward Vizy and Kerry Cook predict changes in extremes across tropical and northern Africa for 2041-2060. Six indicators are examined, including annual extreme and daily diurnal temperature ranges, heat wave days, number of dry days, number of extreme wet days, and extreme wet day rainfall intensity. Read the full article here.
Killing with Kindness? The Effects of Foreign Aid on Violence in Africa
CCAPS researcher Michael Findley presents his research on the effect of foreign aid on terrorism and civil wars. His presentation, Killing with Kindness? The Effects of Foreign Aid on Violence in Africa, discusses his finding that foreign aid can be an effective instrument in fighting terrorism if allocated in appropriate ways.