Fascinating initiative (report and series) of roadblock scholarship 👇

🚨 Vacancy alert 🚨 What: Consultancy Deadline: 4 August 2024 You have experience in strengthening capacity building efforts on CAAC, including through the provision of expert guidance? Apply here 👉: bit.ly/46wdFpl

New publication alert! Proud to announce 'State-smuggling cooperation - Extra-legal governance in Colombia and Venezuela' by Jorge Mantilla diis.dk/en/research/st…

While he sees himself as a messenger, we see his work as an inspiration! Our Fellow Anjan Sundaram highlights the ongoing battels against industrial encroachment, corruption and cartels faced by Mexico's environmental defenders w/in this episode on #ClimateCuriousPod. Listen in! 👇🏻🎧

New publication alert! Proud to announce 'Dead-end dictatorship: roadblocks, rural livelihoods and resilient resistance in post-coup Myanmar' by Gerard McCarthy, PhD & Kyle Nyana. diis.dk/en/research/de…

It's out! Discover how roadblocks in #Myanmar impact rural livelihoods and fuel resistance in the newest paper to our #RoadblocksAndRevenues series by Gerard McCarthy, PhD and Kyle Nyana. Read now! 👉 bit.ly/4dykCZi

Excited to see our working paper on the politics of checkpoints and roadblocks in post-coup #Myanmar released this week! The paper is based on 100+ interviews conducted by Burmese collaborators in 2022-2023 in Sagaing Region & Chin State 1/x

On Monday, NatCen_International, Shabaka, and Centre on Armed Groups are holding a closed roundtable discussion on humanitarian diplomacy in the Sudan crisis, focusing on insights from outside the formal humanitarian architecture.

The session will be held under Chatham House rules and will examine who is involved in humanitarian diplomacy related to the crisis in Sudan and how different actors can collaborate to meet the population’s needs. Stay tuned for key findings and reflections from the session!

A crucial listen from the Centre's Co-Director Ashley Jackson on NPR/All Things Considered and Consider This: The recently foiled TSwift concert attacks in Vienna raised more questions than answers about IS and ISKP. Are we truly understanding the evolving threat? Tune in👇

Tune in live on Tuesday, 13 August as our Fellow Nadwa Dawsari joins this valuable discussion! Link 👇

Paper #06 of our series on checkpoints with DIIS Denmark, International Centre for Tax and Development and Centre on Armed Groups is out! #RoadblocksAndRevenues Read about Somalia’s isbaaro 👇 armedgroupscentre.org/reports-and-ar… By the brilliant Abdirahman Edle, Jethro Norman & Peer Schouten.

Our rountable event with Shabaka & Centre on Armed Groups has kicked off. This event examines the nature and impact of the crisis in #Sudan, the regional response to the conflict and resulting displacement, + what can be done by international actors, local actors, & the diaspora.🧵

🙏Thank you to our partners at NatCen_International & Shabaka for organizing this event on humanitarian diplomacy on Sudan There are no easy answers, but creative entry points, different voices, and alliances with those on the frontlines are important pathways to change and progress

New research🚨 Through 131 qualitative interviews with current/former members and supporters, our latest research dives deep into the recruitment strategies of the #ISKP in #Afghanistan. Read more on how these insights can inform policy and strategy 👇🏼 bit.ly/4fLATfC

How do checkpoints in #Somalia impact local trade and governance? Find out in the 6th #RoadblocksAndRevenues paper: 'Isabaaro: Checkpoints and world-making beyond the state'👇 bit.ly/4dIMZ77 DIIS Denmark International Centre for Tax and Development

We have published key takeaways from our roundtable with @Shabaka and Centre on Armed Groups on humanitarian diplomacy in the #SudanCrisis. Read the cross-published note at the link below⬇️ #WorldHumanitarianDay #Sudan #Aid natcen.ac.uk/publications/h…

🚨 We're #hiring a Project Manager! Join our team at the Centre on Armed Groups and lead impactful projects. 🌍 Remote, 6-month contract, part-time. Check out the full description and requirements to apply by 9th September👇 bit.ly/3WXB4Ma

Interested in #climatechange, indigenous rights, or corruption? This TED Talk by our Fellow Anjan reveals the hidden defenders of our planet. A must-watch for those who care about our 🌍’s future. (don't forget to congratulate Anjan Sundaram for being featured on TED Talks homepage!)

Armed groups. Civilian protection. International law. Join our Co-Director Florian Weigand and Fellow Dr Katharine Fortin - @katharinefortin.bsky.social as they unpack these complex realities in their new podcast. Listen in! 👇