REPORT: State repression increases under the Myanmar military’s new leadership
The military’s intensified lethal bombings, targeted arson attacks, surveillance, and arrests plague civilians in military- and resistance-controlled areas. Author: Su Mon This episode is an AI narrat...
27 Jul 8min
REPORT: Extraction under fire: How mining reshapes conflict in the central Sahel
Mining sites are attractive revenue sources for armed actors in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. However, ACLED’s analysis of mining-related violence reveals that the competition around them goes much d...
22 Jul 34min
WEBINAR: Israel and the Gulf: How has the war affected regional security?
The memorandum between the United States and Iran has not fully moved the conflict from war to diplomacy. Instead, the Strait of Hormuz has become the flashpoint where disputes over the agreement’s im...
9 Jul 1h 1min
REPORT: Reengaging Damascus. Syria’s capital offers opportunity, but not without risk.
Damascus remains less exposed to political violence than other governorates in post-Assad Syria, pointing to a cautiously positive outlook despite residual security threats. This episode is an AI narr...
7 Jul 21min
WEBINAR: How will Colombia’s election reshape security ties with Venezuela?
Much of Venezuela’s oil, gas, and mining wealth lies along its 2,219-kilometer border with Colombia, a corridor that has been important for the economic development of both countries. But the same cor...
29 Jun 1h 10min
REPORT: Preaching, coercion, and sectarianism? How the Islamic State is building a stronghold in Mozambique
Within an emerging enclave on the Cabo Delgado coast, insurgents are seeking to gain legitimacy among local communities. Author: Peter Bofin This episode is an AI narrated version of an ACLED report, ...
26 Jun 26min
REPORT: Demobilization or pause? Bolivian cross-sectoral demonstrations ease but may re-escalate
Several factors have contributed to the decline in roadblocks and mobilization, but the truce reached between some sectors and the government remains fragile. This episode is an AI narrated version of...
26 Jun 10min
REPORT: Colombia-Venezuela cooperation on border security is necessary for investment, but unlikely in the short-term.
The two countries have an interest in curbing armed groups’ activities to reactivate joint energy projects along their shared border, but the window of opportunity to do so is likely to close soon. Au...
22 Jun 24min
