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Real-time conflict-event dataset (nonprofit) · USA (501(c)(3)) · est. 2005 (Clionadh Raleigh)
Event-level political-violence and fatality data across 240+ countries, updated in near real-time. Powers the US State Department's Instability Monitoring platform.
Primarily the UN-managed Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF'd), with contributions from the US State Department (CSO), USAID, and the Dutch, German, UK, and EU governments; also Open Society Foundations, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, and Tableau Foundation.
Independent nonprofit, but substantially financed by Western governments and used widely by the US and Canadian governments.
Gold-standard granularity and source transparency. Media-based coding can over- or under-report depending on press access, and its heavy Western-government funding is a transparency consideration readers should weigh.
A registered nonprofit with no public membership. Leadership (CEO/president and department heads) are executive staff. A global network of researchers and partners contribute data under contract or collaboration — they do not elect leadership or vote on publications.
Leadership & members
- Clionadh RaleighFounder, President & CEO
- Andrea CarboniHead of Analysis
- Katayoun KishiHead of Data Science
- ~140 staff & global researcher networkcoders, analysts & local partners
Named individuals reflect leadership at the time of writing; linked names have individual profiles in this record. See membership & leadership above for how they are selected.
People profiled in this record
Cases in this record
This source informs the record’s methodology, data, or risk assessment rather than a specific case determination. See the methodology for how sources like this are used.
Sources & disclosures
- Funding & policies — ACLED
- 2023 Impact Report (donors) — ACLED