ACLED Releases Second-Ever Conflict Index Assessing Global Levels of Political Violence

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Friday, December 15, 2023

Author:

Jack Crovitz

Volume:

39

Issue:

12

Abstract:

In July 2023, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) published its second-ever Conflict Index (acleddata.com/acled-conflict-index-mid-year-update). The index, which updates every six months and was first launched in January 2023, measures the intensity and intractability of political violence in more than 240 territories and countries around the world.