LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group

Based in @LSEIDEAS

[Dr. Matthew Sterling Benson-Strohmayer @asonofaben]

Peace agreements are often treated as political resets.
My Journal of Intervention & Statebuilding article argues they reproduce wartime coercion - what I call predatory peace. #SouthSudan is the case, not the exception
https://t.co/wDq3DYA8lT
@Peace_Rep_ @LSE_CCRG

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

📰Against the Clock? Why Russia’s War Economy is Running Out of Time | by Dr V. Vlasiuk and Dr L. Cooper

This report outlines key pressures facing Russia’s finances and the limits of its economic resilience.

⬇️Read Here
https://t.co/yOP7UxCgWB

[Sanaa @sanaaalv]

Last week, I had the opportunity to discuss how conversations about AI have evolved within the NPT, and the implications of adopting non-nuclear deterrence on the NPT at the @LSE_CCRG workshop on the role of emerging tech on non-nuclear deterrence. Lots of food for thought!

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

In our latest Featured post, @lukecooper100 addresses the concept and etymology of #polycrisis, and whether it adequately frames the challenges of today's world.

https://t.co/UBvwwqmVTk

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

In the age of hybrid threats, Heljä Ossa and Agata Mazurkiewicz assess the civil preparedness and current security strategies of two NATO allies: Finland and Poland, arguing for greater long-term investment in societal resilience. @lseideas

https://t.co/pNEnukL3QR

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

In our latest episode of the LSE Conflict Zone podcast, host @banat_malek talks to @bmilakovsky and @lukecooper100 about the intensifying stress on Ukraine and its potential economic recovery.

https://t.co/OinOheomHs

[LSE Middle East @LSEMiddleEast]

📢 Do you have experience in office/financial admin, event planning, and knowledge of #MiddleEast studies?

We're hiring a Centre Administrator to run our events, support visiting appointments & coordinate a range of research activities.

Apply by 24 Aug: https://t.co/g3Hn44BsI6

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

Our @Peace_Rep_ Sudans Research Director, Dr Matthew Benson-Strohmayer, went on @BBCRadioScot to discuss his latest reseach on Sudan's war economies - interview starts at 1:38:50. @asonofaben

https://t.co/eHjYnxu43v

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

Our new blogpost by Leyla Latypova reveals the lesser-known pro-democracy resistance in Russia's Far Eastern republics, in the face of efforts by the Kremlin to repress it.

https://t.co/d2jMSlR1YY

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

Our second blogpost from Maria Vyushkova explores why the Russian Arctic's Indigenous peoples are disproportionately affected by the war in Ukraine, warning of the disappearance of Indigenous culture within a generation.

https://t.co/eupEYiY0AL

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

@LSEMiddleEast are hiring a Centre Administrator with experience in event planning, office/financial admin, and knowledge of #MiddleEast studies.

This is a pivotal role in the life of the Centre!

Deadline 24 August (23.59pm UK time)

https://t.co/aNXEIWKfBn

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

Our new blogpost by Dr Maria Vyushkova challenges the myths around 'Putin's Buryats', such as atrocities in Ukraine, as well as addressing the facts of disproportionately high casualty rates.

https://t.co/j66iEoVfQF

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

Our new blogpost from Rauf Mammadov explores how energy security has become the central driver in shaping regional alliances and power dynamics in the South Caucasus.

https://t.co/zBRM1VMqEl

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

https://t.co/hT1WHTOhM2

Our new blogpost from @Olesya_vArt warns that without a clear mandate, international backing, and enforceable guarantees, future peace deals for Ukraine and beyond risk collapsing.

#conflict #southcaucasus

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

This series has been postponed to September. However the registration links are still open - new dates will be announced soon

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

📣 🇸🇴🇨🇴 New Webinar Series!

We are pleased to present a three part webinar series drawing on research from Galkayo and Kismayo in Somalia and Tumavo and Chocó is Colombia’s Pacific region, conducted by @Peace_Rep_’s Somalia team and @civ_engagement respectively (1/3)

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

📌Is the Russia-Ukraine war transforming state capacity?

📌Will economics or firepower determine the endgame?

Hear from @lukecooper100 Director of our @Peace_Rep_ Ukraine programme in a special episode of the Conflict Zone Podcast

https://t.co/fhKfnmUdQI

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

From further dependency on purchase of US technology, to expanding nuclear weapons, the 2025 #SDR strategises for a bygone era of US-UK alliance, rather than the present day threat posed to European democracy, as Mary Kaldor & @lukecooper100 argue 👇🏻

https://t.co/hBHSpORmCv

[Rethinking Security @RethinkingSecu1]

🚨New on the Blog:

Mary Kaldor and @lukecooper100 of the LSE argue that the UK Strategic Defence Review strategizes for a bygone age, in which the US was a dependable ally rather than a threat to European democracy.

https://t.co/7IFVIRBhgT

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

The dialogue concluded with calls for UK-Syria trade agreements, structured engagement with local businesses & transparent government policies to attract foreign investments and lay the groundwork for sustainable, inclusive economic growth in Syria

#Syria #EconomicRecovery #LSE

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

On June 10, our Syria Team in collaboration with the @FCDOGovUK hosted a dialogue on #Syria’s economic recovery. It brought together technical economic advisors of Syria's Transitional Government, UK-based global & Arab banks, UK investors & Syrian businesspersons & bankers (1/4)

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

Attendees emphasized the need for
•⁠ ⁠Transparent regulatory framework in compliance w/ global standards
•⁠ ⁠On-site technical support & capacity building for Syrian banks
•⁠ ⁠Alleviating poverty & supporting Syrian businesses
•⁠ ⁠bilateral agreements & inclusive dev