What are civilian attitudes to and experiences with firearm safety and training in Ukraine?
In line with the Small Arms Survey’s on-going monitoring of the impact that war has had on Ukrainian citizens and their relationship with small arms and light weapons, this infographic updates our key findings based on the results of our latest population survey conducted in October 2025.
In the war against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have relied on external backing and regional partnerships that extend well beyond Sudan’s borders. While these relationships have developed within different local and historical contexts, the ways in which armed actors mobilise support, resources, and legitimacy reveal important behavioural patterns that lend themselves to a comparative look.
In Thuok Riekni, the camp of the SPLM/A-IO-loyal Gawaar Nuer prophet Makuach Tut, one can grasp the predicament of South Sudan’s present. The government has completely withdrawn from service provision and wage payments, flooding and conflict have rendered private enterprise almost impossible and, with the collapse in humanitarian funding in South Sudan, gone are aid agency wages that would sustain extended families.
Since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, vast quantities of small arms, light weapons, and ammunition have been deployed to the front lines, some of which have been lost or abandoned by combatants and subsequently found and stockpiled by civilians over the course of the war.
Clashes in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal and Western Equatoria are not a breakdown of order; they fulfil a political purpose. This disorder has enabled President Salva Kiir’s regime to weaken its rivals in Juba, while fracturing opposition forces on the ground.
Salva Kiir has ruled South Sudan for two decades. Now 74, in poor health, and having postponed national elections to 2026, the question of succession has been a steady feature of political debate in Juba. Vice-President Benjamin Bol Mel, backed by Kiir’s family after diverting state funds into their pockets, seemed to be the prime candidate. That abruptly changed, however, on 12 November, when Kiir dismissed Bol Mel and placed him under house arrest.
How have civilian attitudes and perceptions towards firearms in Ukraine been impacted by the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion?
The Small Arms Survey has been monitoring what impact the ongoing war has had on Ukrainian citizens and their relationship with small arms and light weapons. With firearms increasingly prominent in today’s society, grasping public sentiment is essential for policymakers to craft evidence-based policies that truly reflect citizens’ real‑world circumstances and priorities.
Lebanon and Tunisia share a common struggle against extremism, but the social, political, religious, and ideological make-up of each country is quite different. The Small Arms Survey conducted a general population survey in the two countries between September and November 2023, in which 3,339 adults were interviewed about their views on key elements of their lives, violent extremism, and firearms.
This paper investigates how the war in Sudan is transforming Khartoum through acts of urbicide—the deliberate destruction of urban environments. It draws on satellite imagery, eyewitness testimony, and analysis of conflict dynamics to show how the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces have reshaped the capital’s geography.
According to UNODC’s Global Study on Homicide 2023, Chile remains one of the safest countries in Latin America. Homicide rates have increased, however, as have gendered crimes that victimize women and girls.