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16th April 2024

Green Mosul: how trees helped a city recover after conflict

Omar Mohammed
In this interview, Dr Omar Mohammed discusses the Green Mosul initiative, which was launched by the Mosul Eye Association in 2021 and leaves a legacy ...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Podcast

9th April 2024

Peripheral Vision: Trade Disruptions and Instability in Frag...

Kheder Khaddour, Azeema Cheema, Ahmed Musa, Tabea Campbell Pauli
Global trade and the transnational flow of people and goods can be negatively impacted by surging tensions or violence in fragile border regions. In t...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows

Podcast

21st March 2024

On Geopolitics: Sinjar – an arena for other conflicts?

XCEPT researchers from Chatham House discuss how the Sinjar region is ever-more entangled in regional conflicts, and consider what can be done to ensu...
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Article

21st March 2024

Lebanese dramas capture the moral quandaries of everyday lif...

Inna Rudolf
In Lebanon, the plotlines and entanglements portrayed on the small screen echo the truth of corrupt systems that work against the everyday Lebanese po...
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Event

27th March 2024

Changing the rules of the game: How the Taliban has upended ...

Join us on 27 March, 14:00 GMT to discuss changes to economic power in Afghanistan.
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Photo Essay

14th March 2024

Photo-essay: A week in Iraq

Inna Rudolf
In 2023, Dr Inna Rudolf, Dr Craig Larkin, and Dr Rajan Basra visited Iraq to understand more about the dynamics of the reconstruction process and to f...
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Event

12th March 2024

Assessing international efforts to reduce organised violence...

Join us and researchers from University of Bath and the MENA Social Policy Network (University of Birmingham) on Tuesday, 12 March 9:30 – 10:30 GMT. ...
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Event

29th February 2024

XCEPT Webinar with Chatham House: Niger’s coup and regional ...

On 29 February 2024, XCEPT partner Chatham House will hold a webinar focusing on Niger’s coup and regional security implications.
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Event

21st February 2024

Rethinking Resilience: Social reconstruction in Iraq and Ukr...

Craig Larkin, Inna Rudolf, Olga Kotiuk
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Podcast

22nd February 2024

Breaking Cycles of Conflict: Israel and conflict memory in L...

Bronte Phillips, Craig Larkin
Why are current conflict trauma conditions in Lebanon so reminiscent of the past? The current tension between Israel and Hezbollah demonstrates how pr...
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Podcast

2nd February 2024

Breaking Cycles of Conflict: Violent extremism and adverse c...

Caterina Ceccarelli
Tens of thousands of children currently live in dire conditions in Al-Hol camp in Syria – and there are concerns this makes them vulnerable to radical...
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Podcast

11th January 2024

Breaking Cycles of Conflict: Growing up in violent extremist...

Dr Cook talks to Dr Fiona McEwen about the different ways a child’s life can be impacted when a family member is involved in violent extremism.
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Podcast

4th January 2024

Breaking Cycles of Conflict: Reconciliation and reconstructi...

Craig Larkin, Inna Rudolf, Rajan Basra
In a new episode of the Breaking Cycles of Conflict mini-series, XCEPT researchers Dr Craig Larkin, Dr Inna Rudolf, and Dr Rajan Basra explore issues ...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Blog

3rd January 2024

Waiting for War: Escalation on Lebanon’s southern border and...

Brontë Philips
As conflict at Lebanon’s border with Israel continues to escalate, this blog explores how Lebanon’s legacy of war memory is shaping fears and response...
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Article

2nd January 2024

Iraqi heritage restoration, grassroots interventions, and po...

Craig Larkin, Inna Rudolf
In post-conflict settings like Mosul, Iraq, heritage restoration is a nuanced and ever-evolving process, where shared cultural foundations amidst conf...
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