This publication provides an overview of the 12 indicators, their sub-indicators and what questions to ask when assessing a conflict. The indicators are used for the Fund for Peace’s conflict assessment. The indicators and questions covers the following areas:

•  Demographic Pressures 
•  Refugees and IDPs 
•  Group Grievance 
•  Human Flight and Brain Drain 
•  Uneven Economic Development 
•  Poverty and Economic Decline 
•  Legitimacy of the State 
•  Public Services   
•  Human Rights and Rule of Law
•  Security Apparatus   
•  Factionalized Elites 
•  External Intervention