BACKGROUND Designing effective public health campaigns in areas of armed conflict requires a nuanced understanding of how violence impacts the epidemiology of the disease in question. METHODS We examine the geographical relationship between violence (represented by the location of detonated Improvised Explosive Devices) and polio incidence by generating maps of IEDs and polio incidence during...

This work studies the last twenty-six years of civil war in Myanmar. Since the country bears several correlates of war such as poor economic performance, rugged terrain, lack of inclusive institutions, ethnic heterogeneity and richness in natural resources, it represents an ideal ground for understanding their interplay in conflict outbreaks. While empirical and theoretical research on civil co...

Attacks on journalists are worthy of particular attention because, first, this profession constitutes a distinct vulnerable group in conflict areas and, second, there are wider implications for human security because of the importance of media reports pertaining to armed violence. We use a methodology for studying attacks on journalists that builds their “security profile” and which could be ap...