Elected officials are being threatened and attacked. We’re tracking that. Michael Loadenthal, Joel Day, and Aleena Khan - November 8, 2022 Our new ongoing longitudinal study is the first to systematically evaluate such incidents across the United States. Here’s what we’re finding.
Why are people in West Africa waving Russian flags? Aoife McCullough - October 28, 2022 Russian propaganda has a wide reach. Here’s what else is boosting pro-Russian sentiment.
No, antifa didn’t ‘infiltrate’ Black Lives Matter during the 2020 protests. But did it increase violence? Kerby Goff and John D. McCarthy - February 8, 2022 Trump and others keep blaming extremist violence on these ‘radical left people.’ Here’s what our research found.
Israeli extremists are attacking Palestinians. But are these mobs or pro-government militias? Hannah Bagdanov - June 28, 2021 Who’s behind the violence?
Does covid-19 raise the risk of violent conflict? Not everywhere. Colette Salemi - October 15, 2020 New research shows conflicts rose in some countries but fell in others.
A closer look at Congo’s Islamist rebels Judith Verweijen and Daniel Fahey - September 28, 2020 Claims about links to the Islamic State may hamper civilian protection
Autocratic governments are using coronavirus as a pretext to clamp down on opponents Travis Curtice, Mel Pavlik, Hilary Matfess, and Don Grasse - July 30, 2020 Here’s what we found in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Armed peacekeepers really do protect civilians — with one big exception Brandon Prins and Anup Phayal - June 14, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74396" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.N. peacekeepers from Rwanda serve at
Niger’s protests are ramping up. Here’s why. Sebastian Elischer and Lisa Mueller - March 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71411" align="aligncenter" width="432"] A pro-government demonstrator in Niamey, Niger,
Here’s what’s happening in Zimbabwe Clionadh Raleigh - November 15, 2017 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Zimbabwe Army General Constantino Chiwenga, right,
Boko Haram vs. al-Shabab: What do we know about their patterns of violence? Wendy Williams, Roudabeh Kishi, Olivia Russell, Joseph Siegle, and Clionadh Raleigh - October 2, 2017 The United Nations proclaimed Oct. 2 as the International Day
No, al-Shabab is not deadlier than Boko Haram. Here are better numbers. Salem Solomon and Casey Frechette - July 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Somali soldiers stand guard at the
When China gives aid to African governments, they become more violent Roudabeh Kishi and Clionadh Raleigh - December 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33009" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Chinese President Xi Jinping watches traditional
Why the experts are worried about Burundi Cara Jones - July 21, 2015 Burundi holds presidential elections today after nearly three months of increasingly