The Conflict Observatory, a consortium of research groups, captures, analyzes, and makes widely available evidence of war crimes and other atrocities committed during Russia's war against Ukraine.

Why do armed groups deliberately destroy cultural monuments? How does monument destruction correlate with patterns of direct violence against civilians?

This project seeks to understand patterns of archaeological looting in Lower Egypt and how the broader contextual factors influence these patterns.

Is art crime really the third-largest illicit trade, after narcotics and weapons? Why do estimates of its value range so dramatically?