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Conflict Dynamics

Conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Asia intersect through flows of people, weapons and resources, creating intricate cross-border conflict systems. These knit the formal and informal, licit and illicit in ways that empower armed actors, enmesh conflict with crime and violent extremism, and ensnare local communities in the network of activities that sustain conflict. XCEPT research on conflict dynamics sheds light on these conflict systems, the transnational networks that sustain them, and how affected communities cope with protracted crisis.

Below you can find and download XCEPT research that helps shed light on these complex conflict dynamics.

Article

29th December 2025
Calls for more gender-equitable and inclusive norms were a key feature of many of the protests against the 2021 coup in Myanmar. To what extent has th...

Event

21st January 2026
Join us on 21 January 2026 for a virtual panel discussion on Afghanistan’s escalating water crisis and its implications for rural livelihoods, migrati...

Research report

8th December 2025
How do women experience insurgent governance in their everyday lives? How should responses to conflict and terrorism address their lived realities?

Briefing paper

21st November 2025
Iraq’s Shi‘a armed factions continuously recalibrate their behaviour in response to shifting constraints, navigating a complex interplay of ideologica...

SPOTLIGHT

XCEPT Workshop: Local, People-Focused Policymaking

26th October 2022
Addressing securitization in conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
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Research report

20th October 2025
Syria’s decade of conflict, marked by the deliberate destruction of health infrastructure and the rise of cross-border governance mechanisms, offers c...

Blog

17th October 2025
Three new XCEPT research projects examine the current situation in Sudan and South Sudan.

Research report

17th October 2025
The civil war in Sudan forced the central government to relocate to a region of the country it had long ignored or marginalised. The move created oppo...

Event

23rd October 2025
On 23 October 2025, a virtual panel discussion explored how decentralisation and identity politics are reshaping governance and legitimacy in Sudan an...

Article

9th September 2025
How are borderland communities in Mozambique and Tanzania demonstrating resilience in the face of a violent insurgency?

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