Berhanu Anteneh

Not biographical but some words about what I believe in. I am just an individual who (a) strongly cares about justice to the citizens of the world; (b) appreciates that the common good among humans is much larger than our differences and if handled wisely our differences are assets to us all; and seeks to raise awareness and promote collegiality through political consciousness. Politics is the key in society that if well understood and applied appropriately, would promote cohesiveness among the people and propel development in the best interest of all. Without exception, the value of peace is much more than the cost of war.

Nature-dependent people: Mapping human direct use of nature for basic needs across the tropics (Giacomo Fedele, Camila I. Donatti, Ivan Bornacelly, David G. Hole)

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Abstract Understanding where people depend the most on natural resources for their basic human needs is crucial for planning conservation and development interventions. For some people, nature is a direct source of food, clean water, and energy through subsistence uses. However, a high direct dependency on nature for basic needs makes people particularly sensitive to …

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Conservative Activist Vows $1B Investment to ‘Crush Liberal Dominance’ (Zachary Folk)

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Leonard Leo, a conservative activist and the former executive vice president of the Federalist Society, told the Financial Times his nonprofit group was pledging $1 billion to “crush liberal dominance” in corporate America. The conservative activist told the British broadsheet he would “direct resources to build talent and capital formation pipelines in the areas of news and …

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Global Threat Report (Elastic Security , Labs)

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This philosophy has guided Elastic Security Labs since its formation in 2021, and we feel just as strongly about it two years later. Many of our peers in the industry seem content to observe and report on threats, but this permissive posture does little to actually stop cybercriminals. Elastic Security Labs was founded by a …

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Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

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The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a publicly available conflict event dataset designed for disaggregated conflict analysis and crisis mapping. This dataset contains information on the dates and locations of all reported political violence events and demonstrations in over 70 countries. The data are drawn from news reports, publications by civil …

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ACLED Conflict Index Results: July 2024 (ACLED)

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Palestine is the most dangerous country in the world as of July 2024 The most dangerous and violent place in the world at the moment is Palestine — specifically Gaza, with 87% of the Palestinian population exposed to conflict. Palestine is now at the top of the index overall, edging out Myanmar as the most conflicted territory. Whereas Palestine …

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Conflict Watchlist2024 (ACLED)

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2024’s Year of Elections May Fuel World’s Violent Conflicts The harshest blows of conflict in 2024 will likely fall on the world’s countries that are already the worst hit by violence. In 2023, 97% of all political violence occurred in 50 countries, as ranked by the ACLED Conflict Index. In 2024, our new Conflict Watchlist suggests …

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Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) 

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Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping project. ACLED collects information on the dates, actors, locations, fatalities, and types of all reported political violence and protest events around the world. The ACLED team conducts analysis to describe, explore, and test conflict scenarios, and makes both data …

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Nature-dependent people: Mapping human direct use of nature for basic needs across the tropics (Giacomo Fedele, Camila I. Donatti, Ivan Bornacelly, David G. Hole)

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Understanding where people depend the most on natural resources for their basic human needs is crucial for planning conservation and development interventions. For some people, nature is a direct source of food, clean water, and energy through subsistence uses. However, a high direct dependency on nature for basic needs makes people particularly sensitive to changes …

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Democracy Index 2023 (The Economist)

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The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy in 165 independent states and two territories. This covers almost the entire population of the world and the vast majority of the world’s states (microstates are excluded). Scored on a 0-10 scale, the Democracy Index is based on five categories: electoral …

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