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4th March 2025

Participatory research in Bangladesh: empowering communities...

Tasnia Khandaker Prova, Azizul Hoque, Era Robbani

How does participatory research amplify local voices?

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South Asia Bangladesh Climate Change Borderlands

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3rd March 2025

Spaces of refuge as ‘extended battlefields’: gendered impact...

Anas Ansar, Benjamin Etzold, Syeda Rozana Rashid

The ongoing war in Myanmar is never far away for the more than one million refugees in neighbouring Bangladesh, and the refugee camps are sites of oth...

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South Asia and Southeast Asia Gender Conflict Response Borderlands

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28th February 2025

Migrants at the Gate: Europe Tries to Curb Undocumented Migr...

Yasmine Zarhloule

The EU has responded to unwanted arrivals with ever-stricter security measures, an approach that has both led to increased human rights violations and...

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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Migration

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27th February 2025

Why South Sudan’s Unity State is drowning in pollution

Mawal Marko Gatkuoth

The rural population of Unity State has been suffering from pollution since the construction of a pipeline through Unity State in 1999, and the intens...

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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance

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26th February 2025

De-Peripheralizing Morocco’s East in the Face of Climate Cha...

Yasmine Zarhloule

Climate change is challenging North Africa, particularly with water scarcity. Border towns between Morocco and Algeria face existential questions abou...

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North Africa Middle East and North Africa Algeria Transnational Flows Governance Conflict Economies Borderlands

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26th February 2025

Trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial support interventions in frag...

Alison Brettle, Pauline Zerla, Sam Hibbs, Pauline Zerla

What types of interventions are most effective in mitigating the negative effects of conflict-related trauma amongst civilian and combatant population...

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Middle East and North Africa Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

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25th February 2025

Syria’s New Rulers Are Working To Unify Military Power

Rahaf Aldoughli

Of all the challenges currently facing post-war Syria, the integration of the country’s numerous and diverse armed factions into a single, disciplined...

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Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

25th February 2025

Untangling Africa’s world war: mediation in the Democratic R...

Michael Aeby

This case study explores how international mediation efforts in the Second Congo War (1998-2003) affected, and addressed, the regionalisation of the ...

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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

25th February 2025

Leverage Beyond Yemen: Ansar Allah and Its Iraqi Alliances

Ibrahim Jalal

The Houthis are strengthening their regional ties, notably with the Popular Mobilization Forces, who offer them political, economic, military, and geo...

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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Violent Extremism Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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21st February 2025

How conflict in Libya facilitated transnational expansion of...

Tim Eaton

Migrant smuggling and trafficking has flourished through Libya since its 2011 conflict. This article explains how this happened and why European polic...

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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Organised Crime Migration Governance

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21st February 2025

We asked the people of Gaza how they saw their future – this...

Nils Mallock

Insights from a large-scale study of how Gazans and Israelis view each other and the future.

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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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19th February 2025

‘The fuel is us’: water, oil and debt on the Sudan-South Sud...

Nikki Kindersley

Years of conflict and natural disasters in the Sudan-South Sudan borderlands have created a displaced population reliant on low-paid, risky work, and ...

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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Migration Governance Conflict Economies Borderlands

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Participatory research in Bangladesh: empowering communities...

Spaces of refuge as ‘extended battlefields’: gendered impact...

Migrants at the Gate: Europe Tries to Curb Undocumented Migr...

Why South Sudan’s Unity State is drowning in pollution

De-Peripheralizing Morocco’s East in the Face of Climate Cha...

Trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial support interventions in frag...

Syria’s New Rulers Are Working To Unify Military Power

Untangling Africa’s world war: mediation in the Democratic R...

Leverage Beyond Yemen: Ansar Allah and Its Iraqi Alliances

How conflict in Libya facilitated transnational expansion of...

We asked the people of Gaza how they saw their future – this...

‘The fuel is us’: water, oil and debt on the Sudan-South Sud...

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