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Understand international affairs. Analyse their dynamics. Communicate what matters.

International Affairs Watch is an independent platform for monitoring, research and analysis of international affairs. We study armed conflicts, political crises, geopolitical dynamics and human rights situations to understand their causes, evolution and implications.

We combine open sources, verifiable data and methodological tools to turn scattered information into rigorous, contextualised and accessible knowledge.

iawatch.org is the official website of International Affairs Watch Asociación Civil, a non-profit civil association with legal status granted by the Inspección de Personas Jurídicas de Córdoba, Argentina (Resolution No. 308 C/26), tax ID (CUIT) 33-71964447-9, with registered office at 25 de Mayo 1, Villa Cura Brochero (5891), Córdoba, Argentina. “IAW” is the organization’s abbreviation.

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Conflicts covered
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Team

A network of specialised expertise

IAW brings together researchers and analysts working across regions and disciplines. Our work combines empirical research, geopolitical analysis, methodological development and communication to understand the processes shaping international affairs.

Victoria Ruiz

Victoria Ruiz

Head of Operations & Institutional Relations

Internal coordination, institutional relations, partnerships and governance of the association; human rights and international legal frameworks.

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Meet the team

Four capabilities. One integrated approach.

Monitoring
We systematically track armed conflicts, political crises and processes relevant to the international system, to identify changes and patterns.
Research
We gather, cross-check and organise open-source information into databases, studies and reproducible tools.
Analysis
We interpret events and trends in their political, economic and strategic context: assessments, indices and possible scenarios.
Communication
We turn research into publications, reports and visualisations that can be consulted and used beyond specialist circles.

How we work

Our approach combines qualitative analysis, open-source research and quantitative tools. The method depends on the question we are trying to answer, but it follows shared standards of rigour, traceability and transparency.

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  1. Identifiable sources

    We work with open sources, public documents, official data and specialised reports. Every relevant factual claim must have identifiable support.

  2. Cross-checking and validation

    We assess the consistency of information and cross-check sources wherever possible. We distinguish corroborated facts from those whose verification is still open.

  3. Explicit methodology

    We document the criteria, variables and procedures used in our assessments. When we build indices or indicators, we make their foundations and limitations visible.

  4. Acknowledged uncertainty

    We keep the available evidence apart from its interpretation and from forward-looking scenarios. We do not present estimates or projections as established facts.

  5. Updating and correction

    We review information as new elements emerge and aim for every publication to show when it was last updated and any relevant corrections.

Evidence for understanding a complex international system

International events do not happen in isolation. Their causes, actors and consequences are connected through political, economic, social and institutional processes that call for contextualised analysis.

Every product rests on the same premise: conclusions must be proportionate to the available evidence, methods must be open to scrutiny, and limitations must be made explicit.

Our own methodological work

Conflict Severity Index (CSI)

A composite index that measures the severity of armed conflicts across documented dimensions. Each assessment records its evidence grade and its uncertainty, and when the documentation is not enough for a comparable score, the profile is published without one.

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Our mission

To contribute to a better-informed, rigorous and accessible understanding of international affairs. We aim to produce knowledge that helps interpret events beyond the news cycle, recognise the dynamics that connect them and encourage critical thinking about the international system.

Editorial independence

IAW is a non-profit civil association with legal personality granted in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina. Editorial independence is one of its core principles. We work with researchers, universities, civil society organisations, public institutions and private actors under criteria of transparency and intellectual autonomy.

Working with IAW

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Join our network of analysts
We are looking for researchers and analysts with regional knowledge, thematic expertise or methodological training who want to contribute to the monitoring and analysis of international affairs.
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Let's build new partnerships
We work with universities, research centres, international organisations, foundations and other institutions interested in developing projects, producing knowledge and strengthening evidence-based analysis.
Support the project
Your support helps build an independent platform for research, analysis and communication on international affairs.
How to support us

Contact

For inquiries, collaboration proposals, or institutional communications, get in touch.