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The ides of November: navigating the shifting sands of Iraq’s 2025 electoral landscape

As Iraq gears up for its pivotal parliamentary elections, regional volatility, the fracturing Iran-led resistance axis, and unprecedented divisions within the Shi’a majority have emerged as critical forces influencing these elections, which will have immense significance for the country’s trajectory, 20 years after the landmark “purple finger” elections of 2005.

Research report

30th May 2025
Communities in Myanmar’s western border region of Rakhine State—long affected by conflict involving armed groups and social divisions—are now experien...

Article

28th May 2025
XCEPT programme researchers interviewed hundreds of people in South Sudan to understand the role that conflict-related trauma plays in influencing who...

Research report

22nd May 2025
The armed conflict in northern Mozambique has profound gendered impacts that are deeply intertwined with cross-border dynamics between Mozambique and ...

Event

12th June 2025
Following the conclusion of the Chatham House XCEPT research initiative, this event unpacks key findings and explores how policymakers can better resp...

Article

20th May 2025
The “Procedure to Establish a Firm and Lasting Peace in Central America,” known as “Esquipulas II,” was a peace plan designed by Costa Rican president...

Briefing paper

29th March 2025
This policy brief provides an overview of water and land conflicts in refugee settings in Uganda and presents policy considerations to mitigate their ...

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Blog

27th May 2025
Dr Costanza Torre is the lead researcher on the South Sudan branch of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme...

Blog

22nd May 2025
What role does gender play in how a cross-border insurgency affects the lives of those living in the area?

Blog

12th May 2025
Ukraine’s responses to sexual and gender-based crimes committed by Russian forces have focused on both criminal justice and reparations for the surviv...

Event

12th June 2025
Following the conclusion of the Chatham House XCEPT research initiative, this event unpacks key findings and explores how policymakers can better resp...

Event

1st April 2025
Join us on 1 April 2025 at this hybrid event to explore the green transition, geopolitical risks, and political instability, with insights on transiti...

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Research on borderlands, how conflicts connect across borders, and the drivers of violent and peaceful behaviour.

X-Border Local Research Network

What are the causes and implications of conflict in border areas? How can we develop local research skills to investigate these issues?

Transnational Conflict Dynamics and Policy Responses

How do conflicts connect across borders through flows of people, weapons, and resources? How should policy responses adapt?

Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

What behavioural factors drive violence and enable peace? What are the implications for recovery and conflict prevention?  

Conflict and Climate

Research at the intersection of climate, conflict and peace.

What is XCEPT?

The Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme brings together world-leading experts to examine conflict-affected borderlands, how conflicts connect across borders, and the drivers of violent and peaceful behaviour.

Funded by UK International Development, XCEPT offers actionable research to inform policies and programmes that support peace.

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Chemonics International is one of the world’s leading partners in international development. As the world’s largest government funded development practitioner, Chemonics has a unique understanding of what works on programmes across fragile and conflict affected states.

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