For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure conc...
This paper examines how Iraq and Jordan are addressing the Captagon trade within their borders, outlines current gaps in the literature on Captagon, a...
This XCEPT article investigates what drives individuals to join and remain loyal to armed groups amidst the chaos of the Syrian wars by focusing on th...
The killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is the latest in a history of political-sectarian assassinations in Lebanon, and will likely intensif...
This report assesses the impact of war on Sudan’s higher education and academic research and how these institutions have, to some degree, continued t...
This XCEPT policy brief examines how the kidnapping in Arsal, Lebanon affects victims’ families and shapes their attitudes towards the state, justice,...
This XCEPT research report examines why western support to northeastern Syria has been successful in enabling short-term stability but has struggled t...
This policy brief presents key findings and policy analysis and recommendations from the XCEPT Research Report ‘Challenges to effective stabilisation ...
In Syria’s border regions, changes in demographics, economics, and security mean that an inter-Syrian peace process will require consensus among main ...
Empowering communities by enabling cross-border trade, maintaining social cohesion, and prioritising the rebuilding of healthcare and education will r...