Lee Crawfurd
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development
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Reposted by Lee Crawfurd
Main finding: Armed conflict between organized actors increased by 15% in high-aid countries during the first 3 months after the shutdown. Violence against civilians perpetrated by militias increased by up to 10% a bit later. No substantial changes in protests or riots.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Main finding: Armed conflict between organized actors increased by 15% in high-aid countries during the first 3 months after the shutdown. Violence against civilians perpetrated by militias increased by up to 10% a bit later. No substantial changes in protests or riots.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
CGD Blog summary here: www.cgdev.org/blog/battery...
Battery Recycling Is a Far Bigger Source of Lead Exposure Than We Thought
Policymakers are increasingly interested in tackling global lead exposure. One critical obstacle is that we don’t have a clear sense of what the most common sources of exposure are. The single…
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January 21, 2026 at 10:49 AM
CGD Blog summary here: www.cgdev.org/blog/battery...
