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Although the aid sector often treats corruption and diversion as an anomaly, they are pervasive, systemic and often unwittingly perpetuated by standard aid sector practices. Drawing primarily on evidence from Somalia and Afghanistan (with reference to other contexts), this paper explores the specific aid practices that enable and perpetuate corruption and diversion, and what donors and implementers should be doing differently.
This »review of reviews« looks at how and what Western governments and international organizations have tried to learn from the intervention in Afghanistan.
Conflict-ridden and fragile countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change and least prepared to deal with it. They are largely excluded from climate adaptation programmes and funding. This article charts a path forward on how to address climate adaptation in conflict zones.
This paper examines life under jihadist groups like JNIM in Mali, looking at the different survival strategies civilians employ.
Centre co-director Ashley Jackson talks to Radio Free Europe about the Taliban’s greater attempts to exert control over Afghanistan.
Mina Radončić and Markus Geray write about the workshop “Roadblocks and revenues: new geographies of taxation in conflict” that was hosted by DIIS, ICTD and the Centre on Armed Groups in Copenhagen from 15-17 May 2023, bringing together 40 researchers from various countries.
Ashley Jackson comments on the latest developments in Afghanistan with regional tensions over resource management.
Ashley Jackson comments on the ban on female education in Afghanistan, and the turn toward female madrasas
Ashley Jackson comments on the latest developments with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The Centre’s Ashley Jackson, Florian Weigand and Leigh Mayhew write about what we get wrong about measuring wartime control, with Ibraheem Bahiss.
The Centre’s Ashley Jackson, Florian Weigand, and Leigh Mayhew write about the state of play with armed groups in the Sahel, with Laura Berlingozzi, Ed Stoddard and Ibraheem Bahiss
Florian Weigand discusses how legitimacy is built and lost during armed conflict.
This event will delve into the potential of engaging armed groups on climate issues and the opportunities and complexities involved. It brings together academics and practitioners from ODI, ICRC, the Centre and Fight for Humanity to explore ways for involving armed groups in tackling the challenges posed by climate change and environmental degradation.
Online Roundtable to discuss the future of Jihadism in Afghanistan, and its various interrelated ramifications, hosted by the LSE South Asia Centre.
Hosted by the Geneva Graduate Institute, this conference explored the findings of a multi-year study on armed group compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights norms.
