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11th December 2023

Cyclones and violence against civilians: Evidence from the C...

Benjamin E Bagozzi, Thomas S Benson, Ore Koren

Do natural shocks increase insurgent-perpetrated violence against civilians?

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21st November 2023

Podcast: How terrorism, political interests, and economic re...

Peer Schouten, Abdirahman Edle, Jamal Mohamed

This podcast from XCEPT partner the Rift Valley Institute unpicks the intricate ties that bind roadblocks, checkpoints, and the political economy of c...

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Conflict Economies

Research report

31st October 2023

Navigating trade controls: The political economy of checkpoi...

Jamal Mohammed

Checkpoints have implications for different forms of trade that exist in Jubaland state and between Jubaland and Kenya. This report explores the polit...

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Somalia Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Economies

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31st October 2023

Paying the price: The political economy of checkpoints in So...

Peer Schouten

This report explores the political economy of checkpoints in Somalia: What drives their formation? What impacts do they have on trade, society and pol...

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Somalia Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Borderlands

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31st October 2023

Brokering trade routes: The political economy of checkpoints...

Abdirahman Ali

The Baidoa corridor is a transport and trade route that connects Somalia’s coastal capital, Mogadishu, to Kenya via the border towns of Bula Hawa and ...

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Somalia Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows

Blog

17th October 2023

Four years on from Lebanon’s 17 October revolution

Mohamad El Kari

Visiting Lebanon today, it is difficult to escape the feeling that a collective sense of hopelessness has settled across the country, haunting and tor...

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Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Blog

13th October 2023

Informal education and conflict trauma: reducing adolescent ...

Fiona McEwen, Alexander Fischer, Shanna Todd

By understanding the impact of conflict and violence in northeast Syria, informal education programmes can strengthen adolescent resilience to radical...

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Middle East and North Africa Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

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11th October 2023

One step forward, two steps back: Pastoralist researchers on...

Community-led research from the Uganda / Kenya border helps explain why pastoralists in Turkana and Karamoja continue to carry guns. It argues for a n...

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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Borderlands

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5th October 2023

Distinguishing children from ISIS-affiliated families in Ira...

Joana Cook

Labelling Iraqi children as ISIS-affiliated has far-reaching consequences for their future, whether living inside or outside Iraq.

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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

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12th September 2023

Navigating the regionalisation of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict...

Abel Abate Demissie

How regional and international actors can help consolidate peace.

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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ethiopia Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Podcast

1st September 2023

Peripheral Vision: Localising Conflict Responses in Conteste...

Tasnia Khandaker Prova, Armenak Tokmajyan, Abdirahman Edle Ali

How does the global push for aid localisation apply to the research sector? In this podcast, The Asia Foundation, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle ...

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Syria South Asia and Southeast Asia Somalia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Bangladesh Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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31st August 2023

Governing at the margins: A patchwork of policies and practi...

Samira Manzur, Tasnia Khandaker Prova

Six years after the forced displacement of over a million Rohingya people from Myanmar, the day-to-day support required by Rohingya refugees and human...

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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Bangladesh Transnational Flows Migration Governance Borderlands

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Cyclones and violence against civilians: Evidence from the C...

Podcast: How terrorism, political interests, and economic re...

Navigating trade controls: The political economy of checkpoi...

Paying the price: The political economy of checkpoints in So...

Brokering trade routes: The political economy of checkpoints...

Four years on from Lebanon’s 17 October revolution

Informal education and conflict trauma: reducing adolescent ...

One step forward, two steps back: Pastoralist researchers on...

Distinguishing children from ISIS-affiliated families in Ira...

Navigating the regionalisation of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict...

Peripheral Vision: Localising Conflict Responses in Conteste...

Governing at the margins: A patchwork of policies and practi...

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