Civil War Trends and the Changing Nature of Armed Conflict

Author(s)
von Einsiedel, S. et al.
Publication language
English
Pages
10pp
Date published
01 Mar 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Working in conflict setting, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction
Organisations
United Nations University
Link
http://collections.unu.edu/view/UNU:6156#viewMetadata

This paper provides insights into major recent trends in violent conflict, and analyses the implications of these trends for international actors engaged in conflict prevention and management.

This paper was produced as a background note for, and later updated to reflect the deliberations of, an April 2017 conference hosted by UNU-CPR, in partnership with The Ditchley Foundation, on “Non-State Actors and the Changing Nature of Conflict.” The conference brought together senior policy practitioners, experts, and business leaders to explore how the international community needs to adapt its conflict management tools in order to meet challenges posed by new trends in conflict