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Research report

27th March 2026

Responding to climate change-related insecurity in the Lake ...

Cedric de Coning, Thor Olav Iversen, Andrew Yaw Tchie, Freedom Chukwudi Onuoha, Saibou Issa
Assessing how climate stress, insecurity and uneven implementation are shaping the future of stabilisation and resilience in the Lake Chad region.
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Sahel Nigeria Niger Chad Cameroon Climate Change Borderlands

Article

27th March 2026

Gendered violence and conflict in the Bangladesh–Myanmar bor...

Benjamin Etzold, Syeda Rozana Rashid, Anas Ansar
How do shifting power relations and insecurity across the borderlands influence the experiences of Rohingya women and men?
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Southeast Asia South Asia Myanmar Bangladesh Gender Conflict Dynamics

Working paper

24th March 2026

Psychological intergroup interventions in fragile and confli...

Andrés Casas, Boaz Hameiri
Understanding how behaviourally informed approaches can reduce hostility and support peace in fragile and conflict affected states
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Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Working paper

20th March 2026

Psychosocial antecedents of forgiveness, reconciliation and ...

Alexandra Vázquez Botana
Examining the socio‑emotional factors that shape how groups move towards forgiveness or escalate towards extremism
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Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

17th March 2026

Beyond recognition: Research insights to address future chal...

Nils Mallock
Exploring how shifting political realities, territorial fragmentation and psychological dynamics shape the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Palestine Middle East Israel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

10th March 2026

Promoting reconciliation: Lessons from the social psychology...

Alexandra Vázquez Botana, Sam Hibbs
Exploring how psychosocial factors shape both the risks of extremism and the possibilities for reconciliation between divided groups
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Middle East Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

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

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