REPORT: Pressure rises on Ecuador's government to rein in escalating gang violence.
Spreading criminal activity, developments in neighboring Colombia, and US attention on drug trafficking will affect Noboa’s ability to curb rising violence. Author: Tiziano Breda This episode is an AI...
11 Dec 202510min
REPORT: What's driving conflict today? A review of global trends.
ACLED’s conflict data shed light on how governments and armed groups are changing the global political landscape. Author: Andrea Carboni This episode is an AI narrated version of an ACLED report, pres...
11 Dec 202510min
REPORT: Ahead of elections, Myanmar’s military capitalizes on foreign support to divide the resistance
The military's reliance on repression, manipulation of ethnic divisions, and external partnerships will perpetuate cycles of violence and humanitarian suffering. Author: Su Mon This episode is an AI n...
11 Dec 202510min
REPORT: Violence has gone down during Xiomara Castro’s term, but has security improved in Honduras
Gangs have resorted less to public displays of violence during the state of exception, but their presence in urban areas has not been dented, while organized crime groups have expanded their activitie...
17 Nov 202520min
REPORT: Fighting moves to Kordofan as Sudan’s east–west divide solidifies.
As the SAF and RSF build parallel governments and upgrade their arsenals, the world’s deadliest conflict for civilians is unlikely to end soon. Author: Jalale Getachew Birru, Ladd Serwatt This episode...
11 Nov 202511min
REPORT: Q&A Antifa is not a single group. So what is it?
President Trump has labeled antifa a terrorist group in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, though antifa is an ideology, not an organization. Author: Kieran Doyle This episode is an AI narrated...
23 Okt 202511min
REPORT: The battle for the borderlands - The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan challenges the state’s control.
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, often referred to as the Pakistani Taliban, has re-emerged as one of the biggest national security threats to the Pakistani state, and it is only getting stronger. Auth...
6 Okt 202524min
REPORT: Jihadist expansion is reshaping the Benin, Niger, and Nigeria borderlands
This report discusses jihadist expansion in the Benin-Niger-Nigeria borderlands, focusing on ISSP and JNIM strategies and impacts. Author: Heni Nsaibia This episode is an AI narrated version of an A...
27 Mars 202520min
