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Editor's Introduction

Editor's Introduction Editor’s Introduction The inaugural edition of The Armed Conflict Survey charted a steady increase in the lethality of armed conflicts from 2010 to 2014, even as the overall number of active conflicts declined. Results for 2015 indicate that lethality is no longer rising, while the number of conflicts barely changed. Headline numbers, however, can be misleading. The fall in the overall level of conflict deaths for 2015 can be explained solely by a lower figure for Syria, which remained by some distance the most lethal conflict globally, and Iraq. This masked notable rises in fatalities in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, as well as in the drug- and crime- driven conflicts in Mexico and Central America. Moreover, the decade-long rise in conflict-related displacement of people showed no sign of abating. The Armed Conflict Survey provides an analysis of recent developments in active armed conflicts around the globe, and supplements this with essays on trends and aspects of armed conflict globally. It is perhaps not surprising that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, a principal combatant in Iraq and Syria and a rising presence in other parts of the world, is referenced in all of these essays. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Armed Conflict Survey Taylor & Francis

Editor's Introduction

Armed Conflict Survey , Volume 2 (1): 4 – Jan 1, 2016
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2016 The International Institute for Strategic Studies
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2374-0981
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2374-0973
DOI
10.1080/23740973.2016.1168984
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Editor’s Introduction The inaugural edition of The Armed Conflict Survey charted a steady increase in the lethality of armed conflicts from 2010 to 2014, even as the overall number of active conflicts declined. Results for 2015 indicate that lethality is no longer rising, while the number of conflicts barely changed. Headline numbers, however, can be misleading. The fall in the overall level of conflict deaths for 2015 can be explained solely by a lower figure for Syria, which remained by some distance the most lethal conflict globally, and Iraq. This masked notable rises in fatalities in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, as well as in the drug- and crime- driven conflicts in Mexico and Central America. Moreover, the decade-long rise in conflict-related displacement of people showed no sign of abating. The Armed Conflict Survey provides an analysis of recent developments in active armed conflicts around the globe, and supplements this with essays on trends and aspects of armed conflict globally. It is perhaps not surprising that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, a principal combatant in Iraq and Syria and a rising presence in other parts of the world, is referenced in all of these essays.

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Published: Jan 1, 2016

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