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ACLED Releases October 2015 Conflict Trends

13 Oct 2015

The October 2015 issue of Conflict Trends focuses on the recent coup attempt and popular mobilisation in Burkina Faso, one-sided violence and strategic power-sharing in Burundi, the geography of rebellion in Democratic Republic of Congo, political dialogue and military power play in Libya and by-election violence and UPND incited riots in Zambia.

ACLED Conflict Trends August 2015

09 Oct 2015

The August 2015 ACLED-Asia’s Conflict Trends Report focuses on areas of heightened activity across the subcontinent. Special focus topics include an analysis of Pakistan’s ongoing military operation, Zarb-e-Azb, and its impact on Pakistani security, as well as an overview of the various causes for competition and conflict over land in India.

CCAPS Releases Research on Climate Change Resilience in Urban Africa

23 Sep 2015

The CCAPS program released today two briefs on climate change resilience in urban cities in Africa. The first brief, Climate Change Resilience in Urban Africa: Part I: The Policy Challenge, examines the efforts made by ten African cities to develop resiliency to climate events. The second brief in the two-part series, Climate Change Resilience in…

Urban Resilience to Climate Change Challenges in Africa

15 Sep 2015

In September 2015, CCAPS and the LBJ School of Public Affairs released a new report that examines the capacity of governmental systems to prepare for and respond to climate change and climate-related hazards in a set of large urban areas in Africa.

ACLED Releases September 2015 Conflict Trends

04 Sep 2015

The September 2015 issue of ACLED’s Conflict Trends focuses on allegations against peacekeeping forces in Central African Republic, the continuation of a regime of intimidation in Egypt, the potential for Islamic State expansion across Africa, decreased levels of violence following peace talks in South Sudan and a reduction in violence against civilians in Sudan, economically…

CCAPS Work Helps Shed Light on Climate Change and Security

02 Sep 2015

The work of the Strauss Center’s Climate Change and Political Stability Program (CCAPS) program was featured in a recent Trajectory Magazine article on the relationship between climate change and national security. In the article, “A Signal From the Noise,” author Melanie Kaplan argues that geospatial intelligence should be utilized to better understand the security implications…

Kuperman on the Power of Constitutional Design in Genocide Prevention

02 Sep 2015

This past summer, the United Nations and human rights groups issued urgent warnings that the central African country of Burundi was at imminent risk of genocide between its Hutu and Tutsi groups, as had occurred several times in the past.  That tragedy was avoided, however, and the reasons why are explained in a recent article…

ACLED Releases August 2015 Conflict Trends Report

16 Aug 2015

ACLED’s August issue of Conflict Trends focuses on Algeria’s fragile security situation, tentative peace agreements and violence between Islamic State and Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Libya, strategic adaption of Al Shabaab forces in Kenya, continued Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, increased cultural protests in South Africa and the impact of sweeping security measures in Tunisia…

Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa

17 Jul 2015

CCAPS is pleased to announce that the research of its Constitutional Design and Conflict Management (CDCM) project has recently been published as a book by the University of Pennsylvania Press, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa: Preventing Civil War Through Institutional Design, edited by Alan J. Kuperman. The book explores the types of domestic political…

Busby Participates in Stanley Foundation Discussion

14 Jul 2015

On June 29, 2015, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and LBJ School Professor Josh Busby participated in the Stanley Foundation’s discussion, “Climate Change and Security: Examining the Role of Security Concerns in Climate Change Governance”, in New York City. The discussion preceded a UN Security Council open Arria-formula meeting on June 30, 2015 regarding the role…

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