OEF Research

Networks and Coordination in Peacebuilding

January 13, 2021

Sustainable peace requires coordinating work across multiple different areas including economic development, political institutions, and security. This coordination is a challenge, and peacebuilding needs good approaches for setting up and promoting better coordination.

New Report Tracks Links Between Development, Violence, and Local Economies

April 02, 2020 in African Security, Business & Governance

A new report on local economies and conflict examines the relationship between violence and economic activity in Somalia.

Block Chain Helping Governments in Fragile States

Is Blockchain an Answer to Enterprise Development in Fragile States?

December 20, 2019 in Business & Governance, Good Governance

OEF Research examines how blockchain can be particularly useful to enterprises in fragile and conflict-affected states, helping them overcome their lack of 20th century legacy systems and allowing them to l

Coup Attempt Predictions for December 2019

International Elections and Leaders: December 2019 Update

December 12, 2019 in REIGN DATASET: International Elections and Leaders

Seven elections to determine the new chief executive took place in November. Two new leaders also took power in the month of November.

CoupCast

The CoupCast project, led by Curtis Bell, uses historical data and machine learning to predict the likelihood of a coup attempt occurring in any country on a month to month basis. Read more.

Rulers, Elections, and Irregular Governance (REIGN)

REIGN describes political conditions in every country each and every month. The dataset is updated monthly to reflect the most recent political events and changes in leadership. Read more.