REPORT: China’s maritime presence around Taiwan is becoming the new normal
Tensions around the island are elevated as China aims to normalize its jurisdiction claims. Author: Laura Sorica View the charts and maps in the full report: ACLEDdata.com This episode is an AI-narrat...
23 Aug 6min
REPORT: The Houthis ramp up activity in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, but avoid reigniting the civil war so far
Risk of a full-scale war increases with each new attack in the most serious escalation in violence between the Houthis, Saudi Arabia, and the IRG since 2022. Author: Sherwan Hindreen Ali View the cha...
19 Aug 9min
REPORT: Five years since seizing power in Afghanistan, internal tensions test the Taliban’s vulnerabilities
Localized disputes and attacks by opposition groups have been driving an increase in political violence in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan and Herat provinces. Author: Pearl Pandya View the charts and maps i...
14 Aug 10min
REPORT: Increasing drone attacks on Zawiya risk triggering an oil shutdown and wider conflict in western Libya
Repeated drone strikes and rising militia rivalries in Zawiya pose a strategic threat to Libya’s key oil infrastructure. View the charts and maps in the full report: ACLEDdata.com This episode is an A...
13 Aug 3min
REPORT: Hezbollah’s shift to attrition offers Iran a lasting tool to pressure Israel and the US
The Lebanese group’s capacity is depleted, but it can still raise the cost of war for Israel. Author: Nasser Khdour View the charts and maps in the full report: ACLEDdata.com This episode is an AI-nar...
12 Aug 11min
REPORT: Escalating Baloch militancy threatens Pakistan’s drive to develop its mineral and energy sector
Baloch separatist militants are increasing their attacks on extractive industry targets along key transport arteries and at extraction sites themselves. Author: Pearl Pandya View the charts and maps i...
5 Aug 14min
REPORT: Ukraine’s drone campaign is dismantling Russia’s military supply network in the occupied south
Ukraine has carried out a successful attack on Russia’s military logistics in three phases of escalation by responding to Russia’s adaptations and making use of cheap drones. View the charts and maps ...
29 Jul 11min
WEBINAR: Extraction under fire: How mining reshapes conflict in the Sahel
While mining is often viewed primarily as a source of revenue for armed groups, ACLED’s latest research shows that its role extends far beyond financing conflict. Areas around mining are increasingly ...
29 Jul 1h 3min
