The temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, effective November 27, 2024, presents a critical opportunity to reassess international security ...
Since the overthrow of the Ba’ath party regime in 2003, Iraq’s political landscape has been shaped by a volatile coalition of majority Shi’a elites. T...
The Iranian-led ‘axis of resistance’ suffered significant setbacks in 2024, amid conflict with Israel and other political turbulence, leading some ob...
The EU has responded to unwanted arrivals with ever-stricter security measures, an approach that has both led to increased human rights violations and...
Climate change is challenging North Africa, particularly with water scarcity. Border towns between Morocco and Algeria face existential questions abou...
What types of interventions are most effective in mitigating the negative effects of conflict-related trauma amongst civilian and combatant population...
Of all the challenges currently facing post-war Syria, the integration of the country’s numerous and diverse armed factions into a single, disciplined...
This case study explores how international mediation efforts in the Second Congo War (1998-2003) affected, and addressed, the regionalisation of the ...
The Houthis are strengthening their regional ties, notably with the Popular Mobilization Forces, who offer them political, economic, military, and geo...
Years of conflict and natural disasters in the Sudan-South Sudan borderlands have created a displaced population reliant on low-paid, risky work, and ...
A pervasive conflict economy has developed in Libya since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Migrant smuggling and human trafficking became a key vecto...
During the past decade, northern Kenya’s peripheral border counties have become key to the central state’s political and economic agenda. Cross-border...
Infrastructure development and shifting political conditions at the Kenya–Ethiopia border have effects on trade, conflict, and gender dynamics. This r...
When public protests erupted onto Lebanese streets in October 2019, they were neither unexpected nor without recent precedent. This book chapter exami...
