Conflict Update: April 2019

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Casey Bush

This week’s conflict update covers events of April 2019 in STAND’s key focus areas: Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Yemen, Burma, Syria, and the escalating… Read more…

Conflict Update: March 2019

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Mac Hamilton

  This week’s conflict update covers events since the beginning of 2019 in STAND’s key focus areas: Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Yemen, Syria, Burma,… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 3/13/2017

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s update focuses on failing peace talks in South Sudan and Burundi; hunger and… Read more…

Top 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Predicting future atrocities is exceptionally difficult, as one must anticipate reactions from a variety of actors within complex systems. For those of us that use these forecasts to attempt to… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 1/2/2017

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief focuses on President Kabila’s struggle for power in the Democratic Republic… Read more…

Weekly News Brief: 12/8/2016

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Bethany Vance

STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief focuses on South Sudan, Sudan, Burundi, DRC, and CAR. Thousands of… Read more…

Education Update Week 7/13

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Burma The National League for Democracy (NLD) has confirmed it will contest the upcoming elections despite their leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, remaining banned from becoming President.  Suu Kyi said… Read more…

Education Update 7/6

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Burma The election has been set for November 8th.  It is Burma’s first open general election in 25 years.  The incumbent Union Solidarity and Democracy Party, led by President Thein… Read more…

STAND Summer Film List

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Jessica Goldstein

Looking for an interesting genocide movie to watch this summer? Don’t worry, STAND has got you covered! We reached out to STAND members and alumni to figure out the best… Read more…

What You Need to Know: Week of 6/22/15

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Timmy Hirschel-Burns

Burma Burma deported 37 Rohingya to Bangladesh.  The people were found by the Burmese navy on a boat in the Bay of Bengal in May in an attempt to migrate…. Read more…