THREAD: This week we’ll be publishing the mid-year update to @ACLEDINFO’s special report on 10 conflicts to worry about in 2020 providing an overview of key political violence and protest trends since January and a look at what to watch for in the second half of the year.../1
At the start of 2020, we highlighted 10 conflict and crisis situations where violent political disorder was likely to evolve and change over the next 12 months, creating new dilemmas for governments + citizens. Today we’re taking a look back at the original assessments.../2
We found that there was a high risk that conflict in #BurkinaFaso, #Mali, and #Niger would diffuse and infect neighboring states in the #Sahel .../3
After a record number of homicides, cartel violence threatened to hit new heights in #Mexico../4
Conflict showed no signs of abating in #Yemen amid shifting frontlines and alliances.../5
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