Reports and articles
Resist, negotiate, submit? civilian agency and jihadism in Central Mali
This paper examines life under jihadist groups like JNIM in Mali, looking at the different survival strategies civilians employ.
The Gaza effect: how the Israel-Hamas war is shaping armed group behavior and the prospects of engagement
This rapid analysis look at the impact of the the Israel-Hamas war on the behaviour of armed groups, and constraints on engaging with them
Rethinking armed group control
Prevailing understandings of control – which focus on territorial dividing lines and acts of violence – are incomplete. Our paper argues that armed group control should instead be broken down according to how armed groups seek to influence populations.