ACLED’s East Africa Senior Analyst, Dr. Jalale Getachew Birru, explains recent events: “Since 18 October, a clash in Moyale ...

Muaz Al Abdullah comments on the rise of tribal disputes in Syria and State inaction further fueling local distrust ...

ACLED’s John Ngono comments on the killing of Rwandan government critic Robert Kabera in Uganda, and what it reveals about ...

Nasser Khdour comments on Israel’s military response to the Hebron attack and the risk of wider operations in the West Bank ...

Pearl Pandya comments on the surge in protests across India in 2026 and the emergence of a youth-led movement challenging ...

Tiziano Breda comments on the political calculations behind El Salvador’s planned review of thousands of gang-related detentions and the pressures facing Bukele’s government.

This report is part of ACLED's annual Violence Targeting Local Officials series that has been covering this topic for the past four years. Latin America and the Caribbean ranks second among the most ...

Taiwan’s 2026 Han Kuang exercises tested a markedly wider scope of scenarios and capabilities than in previous years. The exercises focused on preparing for a potential Chinese blockade and assault, ...

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ACLED data on Benin are provided by a consortium led by the Clingendael Institute. Since early 2024, the violent campaigns of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and ...

Joel Crisetig, Analyst for Europe at ACLED, said: “Despite a major security crackdown, hundreds of thousands of protesters returned to France’s streets this weekend, with further demonstrations ...

Since the US Department of Homeland Security massively expanded “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota on 6 January — which the agency describes as its largest operation ever — protests, from organized ...