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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

Research report

20th October 2025

Cross-border lifelines and local rule: charting a post-autho...

Salma Daoudi
Syria’s decade of conflict, marked by the deliberate destruction of health infrastructure and the rise of cross-border governance mechanisms, offers c...
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Syria Middle East Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

17th October 2025

Will Sudan’s new centre endure as a periphery? The implicati...

Awet T. Weldemichael
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...
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

17th October 2025

Racist violence as bordermaking in Sudan and South Sudan

Nicki Kindersley, Amar Jamal, Machot Amoum Malou
Racially-targeted violence is a feature of the conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan.
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Sudan South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Article

25th September 2025

Geography and politics stand in the way of an independent Pa...

Nils Mallock
Affirming Palestinian sovereignty marks a historic diplomatic milestone, yet the exact layout of its territory, a central requirement under internatio...
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Palestine Middle East and North Africa Israel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Article

9th September 2025

Exploring the impact of conflict on cross-border links and c...

Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, Craig Moffat, Joao Feijo
How are borderland communities in Mozambique and Tanzania demonstrating resilience in the face of a violent insurgency?
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Mozambique Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

20th August 2025

Life on the line: stability and livelihood challenges in the...

Kars de Bruijne, Aneliese Bernard, Grace Ellis, Andrew Lebovich
Communities in the borderlands of Coastal West Africa are part of a complex cross-border socio-economic network, one that is threatened by both violen...
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Togo Mali Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Burkina Faso Violent Extremism Migration Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

13th August 2025

‘This caused our journey’: the relationship between sexual a...

Josephine Chandiru Drama, Badradin Elizeo Abdalla, Pamela Imma Lindrio, Richard Stephen Oneka, Lilian Sule Mazira, Onyango Galdine Loyda, C. Ashton Drew, Heather Tasker, Sabine Lee, Susan Bartels
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a significant issue in the context of armed conflict and migration. The ongoing conflict in Sudan has led t...
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Sudan South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

13th August 2025

SGBV patterns and risks in South Sudan-Sudan’s repeated cros...

Sabine Lee, Badradin Elizeo Abdalla, Susan Bartels, Josephine Chandiru Drama, Pamela Imma Lindiro, Onyango Galdine Loyda, Lilian Sule Mazira, Richard Stephen Oneka, Heather Tasker
This brief examines the extent and patterns of SGBV currently occurring on both sides of the Sudan/South Sudan border, and how these are influenced by...
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Sudan South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

24th July 2025

Healthcare access challenges among Myanmar refugees in India

Sneha Krishnan, Mary L Songate, Sweta Sen, Lalchhanhima
Refugee women face financial and logistical barriers to healthcare access, further compounding the extensive challenges they already face.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar India Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Working paper

23rd July 2025

Cattle Wahala: the political economy of cattle rustling in c...

Kars de Bruijne, James Courtright
Addressing the political economy of cattle rustling and smuggling between Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
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Togo Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ghana Burkina Faso Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Working paper

23rd July 2025

A political economy analysis of fuel smuggling between Ghana...

Aneliese Bernard
Fuel smuggling in Ghana and Burkina Faso is a high volume, cross-border activity with both licit and illicit aspects that are intrinsically linked to ...
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Ghana Burkina Faso Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

16th July 2025

Centring local communities in borderland governance

Laura Collins
Local communities in borderlands develop formal and informal agreements to manage their borders, address issues affecting cross-border relations, and ...
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Sudan South Sudan Sahel Horn of Africa and the Sahel Chad Central African Republic Migration Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

16th July 2025

Recognising the Local in Borderland Governance

Laura Collins
Borderland governance is an ongoing process. Cross-border dynamics require continual management, and local borderland agreements are an integral featu...
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Sudan South Sudan Sahel Horn of Africa and the Sahel Chad Central African Republic Migration Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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