Abigail Edwards

Research Associate, Project on Fragility and Mobility
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Abigail Edwards is a research associate with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Her interests lie at the intersection of atrocity prevention and post-conflict development and security policy. She holds an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), a BA in human rights from Columbia University, and a BA in politics and government from Sciences Po Paris. She is proficient in French, Bahasa Indonesia, and Spanish. She is currently a Presidential Management Fellow finalist.

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A Renewed Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Reading Between the Front Lines

While Azerbaijan and Karabakh Armenians agreed to a Russia-brokered ceasefire this Wednesday, if the three-decades-long conflict has taught anything to its observers it is that Moscow-negotiated peace in Nagorno-Karabakh usually tends to be fragile and fleeting.

Critical Questions by Mathieu Droin Tina Dolbaia and Abigail Edwards — September 22, 2023

Safeguarding the Digital Landscape

While the high level of digital connectedness in Ukraine has spurred new opportunities to aid displaced Ukrainians, it has also put Ukrainians fleeing the conflict face-to-face with new online threats that can translate into very real physical danger.

Digital Report by Abigail Edwards — August 23, 2023

Youth Arts and Sports: Underutilized Tools in International Stability Efforts

Youth are disproportionately affected by conflict but are seldom the focus of U.S. conflict prevention and stabilization policy. Arts and sports programming provide an outlet and help establish trust needed for their meaningful participation in civil society.

Commentary by Abigail Edwards and John Christianson — July 19, 2023

Conflict Prevention, Climate Change, and Why Ghana Matters Now

Climate change, structural challenges, and security threats are heightening the risk of conflict in Ghana, a stable country amid a region beset by volatility. This CSIS brief analyzes the risks and outlines a comprehensive conflict prevention approach.

Brief by Anastasia Strouboulis Erol Yayboke and Abigail Edwards — March 22, 2023

Technology as a Driver of Gender Equality and Peace

As the 67th Commission on the Status of Women meets, the Project on Fragility and Mobility outlines how innovation and technology can be powerful in addressing gender inequalities and should be critical tools within the broader discussion of global fragility.

Commentary by Abigail Edwards Alexis Day and Erol Yayboke — March 8, 2023

The State of Statelessness in Ukraine

Russia exploits statelessness in Ukraine to aid in the war effort. It offers stateless persons Russian citizenship in return for military service and forcibly deports people, including over 6,000 children, to Russia from parts of Ukraine with high stateless populations.

Critical Questions by Abigail Edwards Ángeles Zúñiga and Erol Yayboke — March 1, 2023

Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance: Climate and Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Humanitarian actors face unprecedented scale and frequency of climate shocks, making existing challenges harder to address. A new CSIS report analyzes the current crisis in the Horn of Africa and presents ideas on rethinking humanitarian assistance to chronic crises.

Report by Beza Tesfaye Erol Yayboke Anastasia Strouboulis and Abigail Edwards — January 9, 2023

Update on Forced Displacement around Ukraine

There are over 7.5 million Ukrainian refugees and nearly as many internally displaced persons. Some Ukrainians have been forcibly transferred to Russia and, after Putin’s mobilization, a new group of forcibly displaced people has been created, this time from Russia itself.

Critical Questions by Erol Yayboke Anastasia Strouboulis and Abigail Edwards — October 3, 2022