Conflict dynamics
Escalation, armed-group behavior, political exclusion, and changing patterns of violence.
Research field
Security, Politics & State Capacity
How political order, institutions, armed actors, and security practices produce stability or conflict.
Scope
What we study
HAI examines conflict at local, national, and regional levels, with particular attention to political settlements, state institutions, armed actors, civilian experience, external intervention, and the institutional capacity required to manage disputes and provide security.
Core questions
Where the research concentrates
Security institutions
Military effectiveness, police institutions, civilian oversight, organizational adaptation, and legitimacy.
Political settlements
Mediation, negotiation, inclusion, implementation, and the durability of political agreements.
Civilian protection
Displacement, human security, early warning, and institutional responsibility for preventing harm.
Regional security
Cross-border threats, alliances, external powers, maritime security, and regional cooperation.
State capacity
The ability of public institutions to implement decisions, coordinate action, and sustain authority.
Analytical work
What HAI produces
Conflict assessments, security-sector analysis, institutional diagnostics, early-warning frameworks, scenario exercises, and policy analysis.
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