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31st October 2019

Trade in the Sulu Archipelago: Informal Economies Amidst Mar...

Starjoan Villanueva, Kathline Anne Tolosa

This study describes the networks involved in the trade of high value goods and commodities across the Sulu archipelago.

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Southeast Asia South Asia and Southeast Asia Philippines Malaysia Indonesia Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

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21st October 2019

War, Migration and Work: Changing Social Relations in the So...

Joseph Diing Majok

This report outlines how the changing economy has affected social relations in the Northern Bahr el-Ghazal borderlands.

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South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Migration Conflict Economies Borderlands

Briefing paper

1st October 2019

Security Elites and Gold Mining in Sudan’s Economic Transiti...

In September 2019, Sudan’s recently appointed Minister of Finance, Ibrahim Elbadawi, announced a nine-month economic reform programme. The government...

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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Economies

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26th September 2019

Boundary Disputes

Harith Hasan

As its authority has weakened, the Iraqi central government’s control over its borders has also eroded.

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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

2nd September 2019

Much More Than a Border

Kheder Khaddour

Albukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.

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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

1st September 2019

Kiir Consolidates Power Through Border Deal with Khartoum

The impacts of South Sudan’s cross-border agreement with Khartoum.

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Sudan South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Governance Conflict Economies

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30th August 2019

Trade and Livelihoods in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Borderland...

A study of the importance of cross-border trade for livelihoods and the economy of border districts.

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South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Afghanistan Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

6th August 2019

How is Puntland Coping with Yemen’s Fishing Boom?

Khalif Abdirahman

Review of research carried out in Baargal on the eastern side of Cape Guardafui; Bareeda, on the north coast, and Xaabo.

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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

22nd July 2019

When Less May Mean More

Ahmed Nagi

The United Arab Emirates is reducing its forces in Yemen, but remains the most powerful actor in the south.

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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

27th June 2019

Where the Periphery Dominates

Harith Hasan

In the Iraqi governorate of Nineveh, contestation between its capital Mosul and rural communities sits alongside other ethnic, religious and sectarian...

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Middle East and North Africa Governance

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26th June 2019

Monetized Livelihoods and Militarized Labour in South Sudan’...

Nicki Kindersley, Joseph Diing Majok

The report examines a frame of reference for understanding the fragmented and contingent futures that people in the borderland are navigating.

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South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Conflict Economies Borderlands

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17th June 2019

Moving Towards Markets: Cash, Commodification and Conflict i...

Edward Thomas

South Sudan’s subsistence system is being replaced by a market economy – this report looks at the consequences.

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South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

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Trade in the Sulu Archipelago: Informal Economies Amidst Mar...

War, Migration and Work: Changing Social Relations in the So...

Security Elites and Gold Mining in Sudan’s Economic Transiti...

Boundary Disputes

Much More Than a Border

Kiir Consolidates Power Through Border Deal with Khartoum

Trade and Livelihoods in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Borderland...

How is Puntland Coping with Yemen’s Fishing Boom?

When Less May Mean More

Where the Periphery Dominates

Monetized Livelihoods and Militarized Labour in South Sudan’...

Moving Towards Markets: Cash, Commodification and Conflict i...

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