Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that understanding — if access stays open.
09 September 2026
Records of war extracted from news reports have shaped what researchers know about violence. Satellite images could transform that understanding — if access stays open.
By
Hannes Mueller
Hannes Mueller is at the Institute for Economic Analysis, Spanish National Research Council (IAE–CSIC), Barcelona 08193, Spain, and the Barcelona School of Economics, Barcelona.
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