Top 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017
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…
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…
STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s update focuses on Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and Burma. An attack on a Shia… Read more…
Burma The flow of Rohingya refugees has slowed since its peak a few weeks ago, but the problems still remain. Large numbers of Rohingya refugees, often transported in boats by… Read more…
Burma The Burmese government has signed a draft ceasefire agreement with the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT). The NCCT is a group representing 16 different armed groups in Burma and… Read more…
Burma According to recent reports, as many as 2,000 civilians from both Burma and China are trapped in Burma’s northeast due to ongoing fighting. The fighting erupted primarily around jade… Read more…
Syria Turkish Members of Parliament this morning voted to take action against the Islamic State (ISIS) as the Islamist terror organization progresses towards the Kurdish town of Kobani, which rests… Read more…