New Occasional Paper: Gender, Famine and Mortality
During times of famine, sex, gender and age differences matter. But precisely how and why these factors intersect with famine conditions is an issue of much debate.
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Publications
96 Deaths in Detention: A View of COVID-19 in the Federal Bureau of Prisons as Captured in Death Notices
On March 28th, the Federal Bureau of Prisons reported the first death of someone in their custody: Patrick Jones, a
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Corrupt third-parties in the legal arms trade
This paper presents a preliminary typology of arms trade intermediaries as encountered in the more than 40 cases of corruption in the compendium.
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Recent publications from the Conflict Research Programme
Creating a peaceful political order in South Sudan often seems like trying to cage a torrent: however creative the formula, however forceful its application, the water always escapes.
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Red Flags and Red Diamonds
Red Flags and Red Diamonds: the warning signs and political drivers of arms trade corruption, a new report by Dr. Sam Perlo-Freeman
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New Occasional Paper: “Sudan–A Political Marketplace Framework Analysis”
Alex de Waal analyzes the development of Sudan’s political economy and political market.
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Accountability for Starvation
Three new reports in the project “Accountability for Starvation: Testing the Limits of the Law” are now available.
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The Transnational Conflict in Africa Dataset
Most armed conflicts in Africa have a significant transnational element. This key research finding inverts the standard trope that the
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Pax Africana or Middle East Security Alliance in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea?
A new occasional paper by Alex de Waal examines the peace and security challenges facing the Horn of Africa in the context of assertive military and political engagement from the Arabian Peninsular
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The Prairie Fire that Burned Mogadishu
A new occasional paper by Alex de Waal, as part of the Conflict Research Programme.
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