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The latest updates from the VIEWS consortium
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Posted on 30 May 2026
VIEWS Featured in The Economist on AI and Conflict Prediction
VIEWS has been featured in a recent The Economist article exploring how artificial intelligence is being used to forecast armed conflict and political instability. The article highlights advances in conflict forecasting and examines how researchers are combining large-scale data, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques to better understand and anticipate risks of violence around the…
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Posted on 30 May 2026
VIEWS Featured During Crown Prince Haakon’s Visit to PRIO
Oslo, Norway – On 5 May, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) for a series of briefings on global challenges, including conflict, migration, emerging technologies, and the humanitarian consequences of war. As part of the visit, VIEWS researchers Sonja Häffner and Simon Polichinel von der Maase…
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Posted on 30 May 2026
New Data Release: Conflict Forecasts for May 2026–April 2029
The latest VIEWS forecasts for state-based armed conflict are now available, covering the 36-month period from May 2026 to April 2029. The dataset includes global forecasts at the country-month level, along with geo-referenced forecasts at 0.5° spatial resolution for Africa and the Middle East. It captures the following indicators for state-based armed conflict: Access and…
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Program Release for the Data for Peace Conference
The Data for Peace conference agenda has been released, featuring discussions on data use for conflict prevention. In-person participation is full, but a waitlist is available. Virtual registration is open for June 17th, accompanied by livestreaming of the in-person event on June 15-16 in Stockholm.
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Posted on 30 Apr 2026
Advancing Conflict Forecasting for Anticipatory Action: New Insights from VIEWS–FAO Collaboration
Rome, Italy – At the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, recent engagements highlighted efforts to translate conflict forecasts into actionable triggers for anticipatory response, particularly in the context of parametric insurance. At the “Leveraging Evidence for Effective Anticipatory Action” conference on 20 April, VIEWS’ Simon Polichinel von der Maase presented preliminary research developed in…
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Data for Peace Conference: Registration Opens May 4th
Registration for the Data for Peace 2026 Conference will open on May 4, inviting practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to engage with the latest advances in data-driven conflict prevention and peacebuilding. As global risks and violence continue to rise, early warning systems and anticipatory approaches remain underutilized and underfunded. The conference aims to address this gap…
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P. von der Maase at “Global Entropy” Conference in Milan
Milan, Italy – The Violence & Impacts Early-Warning System (VIEWS) was represented at the Global Entropy: Restructuring the Post-Liberal World conference, co-organized by ASERI, IPSC, and POLIDEMOS on 15-16 April 2026 in Milan. Simon Polichinel von der Maase, VIEWS Director of Technical Development, took part in the panel “AI in Security: Issues, Threats, and Governance”…
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Posted on 30 Apr 2026
New Data Release: Conflict Forecasts for Apr 2026–Mar 2029
The latest VIEWS forecasts for state-based armed conflict are now available, covering the 36-month period from April 2026 to March 2029. The dataset includes global forecasts at the country-month level, along with geo-referenced forecasts at 0.5° spatial resolution for Africa and the Middle East. It captures the following indicators for state-based armed conflict: Access and…
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P. von der Maase Presents New Work on Conflict Signatures at ISA 2026
Columbus, USA — On 23 March, Simon Polichinel von der Maase presented new work titled “From Model to Meaning: Conflict Signatures for Decision-Makers” at the 2026 Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA). The presentation explored how conflict forecasts can be made more meaningful and usable for practitioners. While forecasting models continue to improve…
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Häffner and P. von der Maase Present Active Learning Framework at ISA 2026
Sonja Häffner and Simon Polichinel von der Maase presented their paper at ISA 2026, discussing a semi-automated pipeline for constructing event datasets on rare attacks in education. Their approach combines large language models, synthetic data, and active learning to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability in data collection and annotation.
