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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Changing Character of Conflict -- Countering Hybrid Warfare -- The Evolution of Global Jihadism -- Crime and Conflict -- Preventing Displacement in Armed Conflict -- Peace Operations and the Responsibility to Protect -- Chapter Two: Maps, Graphics and Data -- UN Peacekeeping Operations in 2014 -- Yemen: Territory Seized by Houthi Rebels in 2014 -- Airstrikes on ISIS in 2014 -- Nigeria: Abductions by Boko Haram in 2014 -- Areas of Eastern Ukraine under Separatist Control in December 2014 -- Fatalities in the Regions Examined in The Armed Conflict Survey -- Conflict Numbers and Fatalities -- Chapter Three: Middle East -- Egypt (Sinai) -- Iraq -- Israel-Palestine -- Lebanon-Hizbullah-Syria -- Libya -- Mali (The Sahel) -- Syria -- Turkey (PKK) -- Yemen -- Chapter Four: Sub-Saharan Africa -- Central African Republic -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Ethiopia -- Nigeria (Delta Region) -- Nigeria (Ethno-religious Violence) -- Somalia -- South Sudan -- Sudan (Darfur) -- Chapter Five: South Asia -- Afghanistan -- India (Assam) -- India (Manipur) -- India (Nagaland) -- India (Naxalites) -- India-Pakistan (Kashmir) -- Pakistan (Baluchistan) -- Pakistan (KPK and Northwest) -- Pakistan (Sectarian Violence) -- Chapter Six: Asia-Pacific -- China (Xinjiang) -- Myanmar -- Philippines (ASG) -- Philippines (MILF) -- Philippines (NPA) -- Southern Thailand -- Chapter Seven: Europe and Eurasia -- Armenia-Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh) -- Central Asia -- Kosovo -- Russia (North Caucasus) -- Ukraine -- Chapter Eight: Latin America -- Central America (Northern Triangle) -- Colombia -- Mexico (Cartels) -- Chapter Nine: Explanatory Notes -- Index.

Introduction -- The military component: defence section; military advisers; intelligence officers -- Embassies in enemy states: initial siege; prompt and dignified departures; internment pending exchange; preserving diplomatic relations -- Neutral embassies to belligerents: helping expatriates; reporting the war; commercial work; protecting foreign interests -- Belligerent embassies to neutrals: propaganda; espionage and special operations; evaders and escapers; placating the host; handling peace feelers -- Embassies to frontline allies: in conventional warfare; in low-intensity warfare.

At a time of escalating global conflict and instability, this book examines international efforts to protect children from the effects of war and armed conflict through the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), especially article 38, and the Convention's Optional Protocol on the involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC). The principal focus of the book is on the existing UN established machinery for implementing the CRC and OPAC - the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its

The Armed Conflict Survey 2022 provides an exhaustive review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of 33 active armed conflicts globally in the period from 1 March 2021 to 30 April 2022. The review is complemented by a strategic analysis of national, regional and global drivers and conflict outlooks, providing unique insights into the geopolitical and geo-economic threads linking conflicts across the world, as well as into emerging flashpoints and political risks. This edition includes a special feature on climate security given the increasingly urgent need to understand the complex interlinkages between climate change, climate vulnerability and conflict amid accelerating global warming. Reflecting the growing importance of geopolitical factors in the current global conflict landscape, The Armed Conflict Survey 2022 features the IISS Armed Conflict Global Relevance Indicator, which compares the global relevance of armed conflicts in terms of their geopolitical impact, as well as their human impact and intensity. This edition also includes maps, infographics and key statistics, as well as the accompanying Chart of Armed Conflict.

The Armed Conflict Survey 2022 provides an exhaustive review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of 33 active armed conflicts globally in the period from 1 March 2021 to 30 April 2022. The review is complemented by a strategic analysis of national, regional and global drivers and conflict outlooks, providing unique insights into the geopolitical and geo-economic threads linking conflicts across the world, as well as into emerging flashpoints and political risks. This edition includes a special feature on climate security given the increasingly urgent need to understand the complex interlinkages between climate change, climate vulnerability and conflict amid accelerating global warming. Reflecting the growing importance of geopolitical factors in the current global conflict landscape, The Armed Conflict Survey 2022 features the IISS Armed Conflict Global Relevance Indicator, which compares the global relevance of armed conflicts in terms of their geopolitical impact, as well as their human impact and intensity. This edition also includes maps, infographics and key statistics, as well as the accompanying Chart of Armed Conflict.

The Armed Conflict Survey 2023 provides an exhaustive review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of active armed conflicts globally in the period from 1 May 2022-30 June 2023. The review is complemented by a strategic analysis of regional and global drivers and conflict outlooks, providing unique insights into the geopolitical and geo-economic threads linking conflicts regionally and globally, as well as into emerging flashpoints and political risks to monitor. This edition's regional-focused approach also includes Regional Spotlight chapters on selected key conflict trends of regional and global importance. Reflecting the growing significance of geopolitical factors in shaping current conflict trends across the world, The Armed Conflict Survey 2023 features the third edition of the IISS Armed Conflict Global Relevance Indicator, which compares the global relevance of armed con icts in terms of their geopolitical impact, as well as their human impact and intensity. This edition also includes maps, infographics, key statistics and the accompanying Chart of Armed Conflict.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editor's Introduction; Notes on Methodology; Global Trends; Humanitarian Aid as a Weapon of War; Conflict Expansion to Cities; Armed Conflict and Forced Displacement; The Security Implications of Climate Change; Conflict Reports; 1 Americas; Regional Introduction; Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); Colombia; El Salvador; Honduras; Mexico (Cartels); 2 Asia-Pacific; Regional Introduction; Myanmar (EAOs); Philippines (ASG); Philippines (Moro); Philippines (NPA); Southern Thailand; 3 Europe and Eurasia; Regional Introduction; Armenia-Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh); Ukraine