The Violence & Impacts
Early-Warning System
We deliver scalable, data-driven tools to empower decision-makers and humanitarian actors in early and anticipatory action.
Latest Updates
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Posted on 30 Apr 2025
VIEWS Researcher Paola Vesco Discusses ‘Forgotten’ Impacts of Armed Conflict in El Tiempo Interview
Dr. Paola Vesco, Deputy Director of the Violence & Impacts Early-Warning System (VIEWS), was recently featured in El Tiempo—one of Colombia’s leading newspapers—discussing findings from a new literature review published in World Development. In the article, titled “Los impactos ‘olvidados’ de los conflictos en el desarrollo humano”, Dr. Vesco explores how the impacts of armed…
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Posted on 30 Apr 2025
April Forecast Release Delayed Due to Scheduled Maintenance
The release of the April forecast data from VIEWS has been postponed due to planned maintenance of our data infrastructure. This routine update is part of ongoing efforts to ensure the reliability and performance of our forecasting system. In the meantime, users are welcome to explore the March forecasts and previous data releases on our…
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Posted on 29 Apr 2025
VIEWS Researcher Stefan Döring Highlights Importance of Water Cooperation in Aftonbladet Interview
Dr. Stefan Döring, researcher with the Violence & Impacts Early-Warning System (VIEWS) consortium, was recently featured in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet in connection with rising tensions between India and Pakistan. In the article “Pakistan hotar med kärnvapenkrig efter Indiens vattenhot”, Dr. Döring emphasizes that, historically, water agreements like the Indus Water Treaty have served as…
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Posted on 31 Mar 2025
Maase and Timlick Introduce AI Governance Framework at Conference on AI, Security and Ethics
Geneva, Switzerland – VIEWS’ Simon Polichinel von der Maase and Alexa Timlick took center stage at the UNIDIR Global Conference on AI, Security and Ethics 2025, presenting “A.C.T.S. Now: Why MLOps Must Govern AI in Critical Systems and High-Stakes Domains.” Their talk emphasized the urgent need for robust AI governance in security-sensitive applications. Polichinel von…
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Posted on 31 Mar 2025
Mihai Croicu Successfully Defends His PhD Dissertation
Uppsala, Sweden – On 21 March, Mihai Croicu successfully defended his PhD dissertation, “Forecasting Battles: New Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Armed Conflict.” Croicu’s work, developed within VIEWS, represents a major step forward in ML/AI-powered conflict forecasting. In the words of Croicu’s opponent, Dr. Thomas Chadefaux, the dissertation: ➡️ Improves forecasting accuracy by integrating real-time…
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Posted on 31 Mar 2025
VIEWS at ISA 2025: Advancing Conflict Research, AI, and Practical Solutions for Anticipatory Action
Chicago, USA – From March 2-5, VIEWS participated in the International Studies Association’s (ISA) Annual Convention 2025 in Chicago. At our exhibition booth, we engaged with researchers and practitioners, sharing insights into our work and the tools we offer for forecasting armed conflict. A big thank you to everyone who stopped by to connect with…
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Posted on 31 Mar 2025
Harnessing Data for Crisis Preparedness: Paola Vesco Presents VIEWS at Johns Hopkins Convening
Washington, D.C., USA – Paola Vesco, Deputy Director of VIEWS, presented at the Humanitarian Frontiers convening on March 5-6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Humanitarian Health, the event gathered experts to explore how data-driven insights can enhance crisis preparedness and response at the intersection of climate, health, conflict, and displacement. As part of…
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What we Offer
Conflict forecasts
We provide open-access, monthly forecasts of armed conflicts worldwide at both country and sub-national levels, capturing the likelihood, extent and severity of future violence over the next 1-36 months.
impact assessments
We estimate the impact of future conflict events on affected populations, allowing decision-makers and humanitarian actors to stay ahead of emerging crises.
Research infrastructure
We provide an open-access, cutting-edge MLOps pipeline for near real-time forecasting, ensuring robust and reliant service for use across the humanitarian, development, and peace nexus.
Interesting in powering your models on our platform, or incorporating them into the VIEWS EWS? Let’s talk!
global partnerships
We collaborate with leading research institutes, IGOs, INGOs and governments, to develop innovative forecasting solutions that enhance decision-making and empower humanitarian actors to stay ahead of emerging crises.
Schedule a call to learn more on how we assist you and your organization.
Acknowledgements
Host institutions, funding agencies, and partners
VIEWS is co-hosted by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University and Peace Research Institute Oslo. The research presented on this website is the outcome of projects that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 694640, ViEWS) and Horizon Europe (Grant agreement No. 101055176, ANTICIPATE; and 101069312, ViEWS (ERC-2022-POC1)), Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Grant agreement No. M21-0002, Societies at Risk), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ViEWS-ESCWA), the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GSRA – Forecasting Fatalities in Armed Conflict), the Swedish Research Council (DEMSCORE), the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (MISTRA Geopolitics), the Norwegian MFA (Conflict Trends QZA-18/0227), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (the Sahel Predictive Analytics project and Global Mapping of Forecasting Systems), the Norwegian Research Council (UFFAC), and the Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF’d, VIEWS-PIN).
