AOAV seeks to reduce the impact of armed violence (especially explosive weapons) through monitoring and reporting on weapons-based violence. Publishes global monitor of explosive violence annually 2010-

Independent US organisation seeking to promote arms control. Useful publications.

SIPRI project to collate activities and documents relating to the Arms Trade Treaty ratified in 2014.

Based in the UK, Article 36 is a specialist non-profit organisation, focused on reducing harm from weapons, making its research freely available

Umbrella organisation for campaigns to regulate the arms trade.

International organisation based in Switzerland, works towards reducing risk to commu­nities caused by explosive ordnance, with a focus on landmines, cluster munitions and ammunition stockpiles

International network of NGOs seeking to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, its research is freely available

Useful & respected annual publication from the International Institute for Security Studies (IISS) in London

Respected US-based organisation seeking to minimise the risk of nuclear conflict.

Independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. Detailed information on small arms issues in its flagship annual publication, and a large online collection of papers, articles, documents, statistics and treaties.

UN figures from 1981-

Created in 1992. Provides data on arms production, sales, and arms holdings of individual countries through its Global Reported Arms Trade database.

Network of agencies, academics, donors, etc. seeking to improve the performance of the international humanitarian system

Gateway to information & research on disasters affecting Australia, such as bush fires

US led consortium seeking gendered analyses & solutions to conflict & security issues around the globe. Very useful Research Hub covering the literature in this area

Independent body evaluating disaster response and aid effectiveness.

Data on the occurrence and effects of over 18,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies. See also the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters and the IFRC's annual World Disasters Report.

Network seeking to hold the UK government to account on its commitments to women in conflict areas worldwide.

Formed 2000. Aims to make states and people safer through security sector accountability & reform.

New (2024) tool from the UNs Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, uses satellite data to provide decades of climate data to UN staff (and other authorised researchers) working on climate & security issues

Independent organisation offering research & advice for NGOs & governments. Various publications available & its Aid Worker Security Database, which has recorded violence against aid workers since 1997.

The INFORM Risk Index is developed by the EUs Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre. It offers a global, open-source risk assessment for humanitarian crises and disasters. It can support decisions about prevention, preparedness and response.

Founded in 1863, based in Geneva, ICRC works to protect victims of international and internal armed conflicts, including war wounded persons, prisoners, refugees, civilians, and other non-combatants

REACH is a leading humanitarian initiative providing granular data, timely information and in-depth analysis on crises, disasters and displacement. Created in 2010, REACH is a joint initiative of IMPACT Initiatives, ACTED and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)

Covers conflict-related sexual violence 1989-2009 committed by: government/state military, pro-government militias, and rebel/insurgent forces

International agency offering publications and more

See also its Humanitarian Data Exchange, which aims to offer a single access point to statistics from the United Nations, NGOs and other bodies, covering humanitarian issues such as refugees, food security and aid. Also ReliefWeb, the leading information source on humanitarian crises since 1996. See its Financial Tracking Service for data on humanitarian aid.

New project from Georgetown University and the PRIO looking at the neglected element of gender.

UN Women website with some useful resources relating to gender-responsive disaster risk reduction and resilience

From the Peace & Conflict Research dept. at Uppsala University, the Geo-PKO dataset offers geocoded data at sub-national level. Great for data visualisations, based on UN data back to 1994

Annual publication (2006-) from the New York University Centre for International Cooperation, with additional web data and analysis. Appears to have ceased publication with its 2019 report

Growing oral & visual digital archive documenting the 1981 anti-nuclear weapons Greenham protests & peace camps in the UK

Including annual Global peace index 2008- see also the IEP website Vision of Humanity

Cross-search the words & language used in over 1000 peace agreements since 1945-

Database and repository of peace agreements from 1990 to date, maintained by Edinburgh University. Separate PA-X Gender database, containing detailed analysis of the agreements in the main PA-X collection that mention women, girls, or gender.

Respected body, offers data & reports on war, peace & the arms trade. Data sets include:
Data on armed conflict (with Uppsala CDP) 1946-
Data on governance
Geographical & resource datasets
Replication data (much from Journal of peace research)
Sexual violence in armed conflict (GEO-SVAC) 1989-2009
Small arms trade

PAIC captures the institutional provisions in political agreements concluded between 1989 and 2016. It provides information on 91 variables, along five dimensions: power sharing, transitional justice, cultural institutions, territorial self-governance and international assistance. First, the paper presents the data collection and coding procedures. Then it replicates Hartzell’s and Hoddie’s (2007, Crafting Peace, The Pennsylvania State University Press) seminal study on the relationship between power sharing and negotiated agreements, showing the long-term importance of a previously overlooked realm: commissions.

Including the SIPRI military expenditure database with figures for over 170 countries from 1988- onwards, the SIPRI arms transfers database (1950-) and the SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations database (2000-)

Dataset compiled by Clayton, Dorussen & Bohmelt to accompany 2021 article
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/03050629.2020.1772254

Portal to over 30 UN datasets relevant to issues of peace & security

Full text reports & resolutions available from the Peacebuilding Commission (advisory body established in 2005). See also the UN Peacekeeping Operations web pages and the UN Peacemaker database containing the texts of peace agreements.

Official data, mostly covering troop & police contributions (1990-), fatalities (1948-), and gender (2006-)

Official UN website on peacekeeping & entry point for all official DPO and DPPA training/guidance materials. Provides links to other related UN documents and resources. Offers links to real-time news and updates in the United Nations peacekeeping world. Includes sections on evaluation of operations and materials relating to sexual assault and peace keeping missions

Interesting data on the financing of UN peacebuilding missions (2015-)

Aims to contain the full text of peace agreements signed by major contending parties to conflicts since 1989

Content of all military alliances signed by countries of the world between 1815 & 2003.

An independent analysis and advocacy organization which researches global security issues, including nuclear policies, military strategies, armaments and disarmament. It's reports are freely available online.

Enables full text keyword searching of several thousand websites (excluding those of governments & international organisations) covering international relations, foreign policy & international security. Useful for tracing online working papers & reports.

Washington think tank established in 1962 to focus on policy research.

Access to declassified & historical documents relating to US intelligence operations, counter-terrorism, etc.

Official EU body set up in 2002 to analyse foreign, defence & security policies. Publishes Yearbook of European Security and much else.

Free access to a large collection of US digitised military documents. A full range of military history, strategy and policy topics are covered, including logistics, tactics and involvement in specific conflicts (Korean war, Vietnam War and Afghanistan).

Venerable institute best known for its publications The Military Balance (print 1965/66- and online 1997-) and Strategic Survey (print 1994/95- and online 1997-) available via the Library.

Independent research institute at George Washington University. The NSA collects declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. It acts as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the US. Its electronic briefing books provide access to declassified records on issues including national security, foreign policy, diplomatic and military history, and intelligence policy.

See the NATO Archives Online for comprehensive digitised historical materials relating to the first 10 years of NATO (1949-1959).

Independent UK think tank on defence & security matters.

Index to 60 or so leading military journals (1987-)

Project makes available political violence & protest data for developing countries (from 1997 to present for Africa, more recent for Asia & Middle East). Main categories: Violence against civilians ; Battles ; Remote violence ; Riots & protests ; Strategic developments.
Most recent development is ACLED CAST, which aims to forecast conflict developments up to 6 months ahead
Also, near real-time data on the Ukraine conflict -
https://acleddata.com/ukraine-conflict-monitor/
In 2024 data on Conflict Exposure was added, to estimate the civilian impact by proximity to an event, event type, type of violent actor or specific armed group, location, and time - https://acleddata.com/conflict-exposure/.
In 2023 ACLED began collecting data for its periodic Conflict Index - https://acleddata.com/conflict-index - based on 4 indicators: deadliness, danger to civilians, geographic diffusion, and the number of armed groups

Interesting dataset from David Siroky & colleagues, looking at anthropological factors (blood revenge) in relation to existing civil war data for UN countries 1971-2021.

Founded in 2020 this small independent social enterprise aims to expose human rights abuses and war crimes, counter disinformation and combat online behaviour harmful to women and minorities. To date, focus on Russia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Sudan using innovative maps and reports

Various datasets that facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations and conflict (1816-)

Details of Crescenzi's publications & replication data from the studies.

Handy source for up to date summaries of developments of ongoing conflicts around the world. Maintained by the respected US think tank, Council on Foreign Relations

HIIK specialises in documenting political conflicts since 1945. It also provides free access to data and online reports. These include The Cosimo datasets which contain statistical data on conflicts since 1945 and the full text of the Conflict barometer since 1997. This annual yearbook traces trends in the escalation and settlement of wars, civil wars and political conflicts. Information is offered in English or German

Freely available datasets include:
Forcibly Displaced Populations, 1964-2008 Major Episodes of Political Violence, 1946- Political Instability Task Force (PITF), State Failure Problem Set, 1955-
High Casualty Terrorist Bombings, 1989- Memberships in Conventional Intergovernmental Organisations (CIO), 1952-1997
Political Regime Characteristics and Transitions, 1800- (Polity IV Project)
Coups d'Etat, 1946-
State Fragility Index and Matrix, 1995-

Established 2007 to provide real-time, independent analysis of military affairs & operations that relate to US strategic objectives. Useful source of information.

Coded datasets of political events (1995-) which can be modelled to provide early conflict warnings. Developed by the US military & Lockheed Martin.

ICB Project commenced in 1975 and collects data on all military-state crises from 1918 onwards. Datasets aim to aid formulation & testing of hypotheses with regard to decision-making & behavior, patterns, crisis management, superpower activity, involvement by international organizations, etc.

Independent organisation established 1995 to try & prevent or resolve war, offers useful research reports on conflicts around the world.

Well-known database (not without flaws), designed to help test hypotheses about the use and effectiveness of compellent threats in international politics.

Respected body, offers data & reports on war, peace & the arms trade. Data sets include:
Data on armed conflict (with Uppsala CDP) 1946-
Data on governance
Geographical & resource datasets
Replication data (much from Journal of peace research)
Sexual violence in armed conflict (GEO-SVAC) 1989-2009
Small arms trade

Free online magazine (sign up to get it mailed to you) directed by Erica Chenoweth and others, that answers questions on the causes and consequences of violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Analysis from experts who are doing research on these policy issues

Including the SIPRI military expenditure database with figures for over 170 countries from 1988- onwards, the SIPRI arms transfers database (data from 1950) and the SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations database.

Datasets on armed conflicts worldwide since 1945.

Dataset compiled by Brian Phillips (University of Essex) and colleagues, to examine militant group competition in Africa & Asia 1990-2015. Accompanies the article: https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027231208708

WARD includes information on more than 300 rebel movements active between 1964 and 2014. It includes multiple indicators that capture the presence and prevalence of female fighters in an armed group