Reports and articles
Time for Change: The Normalization of Corruption and Diversion in the Humanitarian Sector
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.
Resist, negotiate, submit?
This paper examines life under jihadist groups like JNIM in Mali, looking at the different survival strategies civilians employ.
Climate Adaptation in No-Man's Land
This paper examines climate change and armed groups, specifically the failure the address climate adaptation in areas beyond state control.