Description
Book SynopsisThe Armed Conflict Survey is the annual review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of all active conflicts from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It offers in-depth analysis of the drivers, dynamics and outlook of 34 current armed conflicts along with detailed information on conflict parties and more than 60 full-colour maps and infographics. The Armed Conflict Survey is an essential resource for those involved in security, foreign and humanitarian policymaking, and an indispensable handbook for anyone conducting serious analysis of armed conflict.
Key features
Essays on global trends in armed conflict, with a focus on the changing nature of third-party intervention, the long aftermath of armed conflicts, and economic migration and forced displacement in a COVID-19 world.
Overviews of key events and political and military developments from January 2020âFebruary 2021 for each conflict.
Strategic analys
Table of Contents
Editor’s Introduction 5
Notes on Methodology 11
Global Trends 15
Interventions in Armed Conflicts:
Waning Western Dominance 16
The Long Aftermath of Armed Conflicts 22
Economic Migration, Forced Displacement
and Armed Conflict in a COVID-19 World 29
Conflict Reports 35
1 Americas 36
Regional Analysis 36
Mexico 42
Colombia 54
Brazil 64
El Salvador 74
Honduras 80
2 Europe and Eurasia 86
Regional Analysis 86
Ukraine 92
Nagorno-Karabakh 102
3 Middle East and North Africa 112
Regional Analysis 112
Turkey 118
Syria 126
Iraq 138
Israel–Palestinian Territories 150
Yemen 160
Libya 172
Egypt 182
4 Sub-Saharan Africa 188
Regional Analysis 188
The Sahel 194
Lake Chad Basin 206
Central African Republic 216
South Sudan 226
Ethiopia 236
Somalia 246
Democratic Republic of the Congo 256
Mozambique 268
Nigeria 278
Cameroon 284
Sudan 292
5 Asia 300
Regional Analysis 300
Afghanistan 306
Pakistan 318
Kashmir 326
Myanmar 338
India–Northeast 348
India–Central (Maoist) 356
Thailand 364
Philippines (NPA) 370
Philippines (ASG & Moro) 378
Data Appendix 386
Index 394
