IPIS Research project: Mapping Conflict Motives in War Areas

Tackling a problem starts with a complete understanding of it. In order to resolve wars, we need to understand what drives them. Therefore IPIS has launched a research project funded by the EU and the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to develop a research tool that should make it easier to analyse and discuss war motives in conflict areas. The most distinguishing feature of the analytic tool is a collection of maps. Maps are a verifiable and unambiguous source of information. When made with sufficient care, they are an ideal source for an objective analysis.

Fatal Transactions and the mapping project:
IPIS conducts the mapping project in the framework of the Fatal Transactions campaign. Fatal Transactions supports IPIS in conducting the analyses and has connected IPIS and Niza to cooperate on the updating of the maps. Fatal Transactions uses useful information and results from the mapping project in it's political lobby and public awareness raising.