1st Edition
The Armed Conflict Survey 2025
Editor’s Introduction
Notes on Methodology
Regional Sections
1. Americas
· Regional Analysis
· Regional Spotlight
From Cocaine to Criminal Empires: The Diversification of Latin America’s Illicit Markets
· Country/Territory Profiles
o Mexico
o Honduras
o Colombia
o Brazil
o Haiti
o Jamaica
2. Europe and Eurasia
· Regional Analysis
· Regional Spotlight
From Trenches to Traffickers: The Threat of Illegal-weapons Leakage from Ukraine
· Country/Territory Profiles
o Russia–Ukraine
3. Middle East and North Africa
· Regional Analysis
· Regional Spotlight
The Economics of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham: From Non-state Armed Group to State Control
· Country/Territory Profiles
o Israel–Iran
o Israel–Palestine
o Lebanon
o Yemen
o Syria
o Iraq
o Turkiye
o Libya
4. Sub-Saharan Africa
· Regional Analysis
· Regional Spotlight
M23 Rebellion and Smuggling Business in the Eastern DRC
· Country/Territory Profiles
o Mali
o Burkina Faso
o Niger
o Nigeria
o Cameroon
o Chad
o Central African Republic
o Democratic Republic of the Congo
o Sudan
o South Sudan
o Ethiopia
o Somalia
o Mozambique
5. Asia
· Regional Analysis
· Regional Spotlight
The Geopolitics of Southeast Asia’s Cyber-scamming Crisis
· Country/Territory Profiles
o Myanmar
o Afghanistan
o Pakistan
o Kashmir
o India
o Thailand
o Philippines
o Indonesia
Data Appendix
Index
Biography
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