War is conventionally seen as a struggle for territory, but across contexts from Afghanistan to the Congo and Myanmar, the real frontlines run along r...
What happens when armed groups no longer depend on supply lines or state backing, but operate as self‑sustaining ecosystems embedded in the global eco...
Are online scam centres in Southeast Asia merely a form of digital crime, or do they fundamentally rely on control of physical movement across conflic...
A briefing on how checkpoint economies shape conflict dynamics, governance, humanitarian access, and livelihoods across fragile and conflict-affected ...
The Lebanese authorities’ clampdown on illicit cross-border activity threatens to leave inhabitants of the historically neglected village, and the wid...
XCEPT’s Horn of Africa research looks at how evolving political centres, digital systems, urban change and gendered authority are transforming governa...
XCEPT’s Levant research examines how border governance, climate‑driven adaptation, and illicit networks intersect across Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yem...
On 12 November 2025, a virtual panel discussion explored the captagon economy’s evolving role in the Middle East’s political and security landscape.
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