Crisis Prevention Report

Led by Siri Aas Rustad

Jun 2025 – Dec 2025

The number of armed conflicts are at their highest level in nearly eight decades, yet development aid—one of the potentially most influential tools for preventing violence—is in decline.

The number of armed conflicts are at their highest level in nearly eight decades, yet development aid—one of the potentially most influential tools for preventing violence—is in decline. This report responds to an urgent policy need: to understand when and how aid can help prevent conflict.

Project funding

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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