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Working paper

6th March 2026

Wars over checkpoints

Peer Schouten, Erica Gaston, David Mansfield, Shalaka Thakur, Florian Weigand, Joshua Craze, Abubaker Lndi, Olivier Walther, Ibrahim Jalal, Ferenc David Markó, Xu Peng
Nine theses on the politics of roadblocks in conflict affected borderlands
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Yemen South Sudan Myanmar Libya Democratic Republic of Congo Afghanistan Transnational Flows Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

10th February 2026

From smugglers to supply chains: how Yemen’s Houthi movement...

Peter Salisbury, Veena Ali-Khan, Henry Thompson
How has Yemen’s Houthi movement evolved from a low‑tech insurgency into a transnational security threat?
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

Research report

3rd February 2026

Managing climate, peace and security risks in the borderland...

Cedric de Coning, Thor Olav Iversen, Andrew Yaw Tchie, Freedom Chukwudi Onuoha, Minoo Koefed, Saibou Issa, Ingvild Brox Brodtkorb
What does a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) – undertaken for the climate, peace and security risks in the Lake Chad region – tell us about utilising c...
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Nigeria Niger Chad Cameroon Climate Change Borderlands

Briefing paper

20th January 2026

Managing climate, peace and security risks in the Lake Chad ...

Cedric de Coning, Thor Olav Iversen, Andrew Yaw Tchie, Freedom Chukwudi Onuoha, Minoo Koefed, Saibou Issa, Ingvild Brox Brodtkorb
What does a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) – undertaken for the climate, peace and security risks in the Lake Chad region – tell us about utilising c...
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Nigeria Niger Chad Cameroon Climate Change Borderlands

Briefing paper

14th January 2026

Climate change, state fragility and non-state armed groups i...

Folahanmi Aina
How will changing climates fuel instability and violence in the Sahel, and what can be done to address these challenges, strengthen livelihoods, and c...
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Nigeria Niger Mali Horn of Africa and the Sahel Burkina Faso Climate Change Borderlands

Article

12th January 2026

More Than Bargaining Chips: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic ...

Craig Larkin, Rajan Basra
Hostage-taking is a standard part of how insurgents and terrorists wage armed campaigns. The 2014 Arsal kidnappings in Lebanon illustrate how extremis...
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Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Article

29th December 2025

“The revolution might be a start … ” – gender norm change am...

Henri Myrttinen, Lal Rin Sangi
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...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

24th December 2025

Huge online scam operations are flourishing in war-torn Myan...

Xu Peng
South-east Asia has become the “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operation...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Transnational Flows Organised Crime Borderlands

Article

3rd December 2025

‘I have to talk about it so that the world can know what hap...

Susan Bartels, Heather Tasker, Sabine Lee
Sexual and gender-based violence is a major driver of migration to South Sudan.
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Sudan South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

28th November 2025

Contested borderlands: Rapid Support Forces governance and n...

Civil war in Sudan has divided the country. In areas held by the Rapid Support Forces, how is everyday governance operated?
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Borderlands

Briefing paper

21st November 2025

Iraq’s Islamic resistance and the bending of sect-coded and ...

Inna Rudolf
Iraq’s Shi‘a armed factions continuously recalibrate their behaviour in response to shifting constraints, navigating a complex interplay of ideologica...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Article

10th November 2025

Everyday governance on the Somalia-Kenya border: flourishing...

Patta Scott-Villiers
How do people living in an insecure borderland beset by civil war and insurgency solve social problems and improve life when they are targeted by coun...
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Somalia Kenya Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Borderlands

Research report

10th November 2025

“We fought as fighters, not as women”: women’s participation...

Hilina Berhanu Degefa
What attracts and incentivises women’s participation in ethnonational non-state armed groups? Several armed groups active in Ethiopia count numerous w...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ethiopia Gender Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

24th October 2025

Unseen and unrecorded: The impact of conflict and forced dis...

Samrat Sinha, Nengchoihoi Haokip, Vualnam Jamkhanpau, Siam Thangsing, Chingmuanniang Tonsing, Thangkhanlal Thangsing, Chingbiakhoih
This policy brief examines barriers to healthcare access in conflict-affected areas, with a focus on women and children. It offers recommendations to ...
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Southeast Asia Myanmar Governance Gender Borderlands

Research report

24th October 2025

When cartels collapse: The future of captagon in the Middle ...

Nick Krohley, Ian Larson
This report explores the future of Captagon in the post-Assad Middle East. Drawing on open-source data and interviews with Syria’s counternarcotics fo...
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Syria Middle East Transnational Flows Organised Crime Conflict Economies

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