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Research report

24th June 2026

Beyond the Axis

Peter Salisbury
What happens when armed groups no longer depend on supply lines or state backing, but operate as self‑sustaining ecosystems embedded in the global eco...
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Yemen Syria Sudan Somalia Palestine Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Iraq Iran Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

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14th June 2026

Visual thinking in international relations: Interactive digi...

Annette Idler
How can we better understand the shifting geographies of conflict when we move beyond static text and start to see violence spatially?  
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Syria Sahel Myanmar Iraq Horn of Africa Colombia Conflict Dynamics

Blog

31st March 2026

One thousand and one interviews: Lessons from qualitative re...

Rajan Basra
High-quality empirical data about the experiences of people living through the conflict.
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Lebanon Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

29th March 2026

The psychology of peaceful and violent protest: Research ins...

Nils Mallock
Why do some protests turn violent while others remain peaceful?  
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Middle East Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Dynamics

Blog

17th March 2026

Introducing new XCEPT research in the Levant

XCEPT’s Levant research examines how border governance, climate‑driven adaptation, and illicit networks intersect across Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yem...
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Yemen Syria Lebanon Iraq Governance Conflict Economies Climate Change Borderlands

Briefing paper

21st November 2025

Iraq’s Islamic resistance and the bending of sect-coded and ...

Inna Rudolf
Iraq’s Shi‘a armed factions continuously recalibrate their behaviour in response to shifting constraints, navigating a complex interplay of ideologica...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Blog

12th May 2025

The impact of trauma survey: breaking cycles of trauma and v...

Sam Hibbs
The role of trauma and mental health problems in driving continued violence, or in blocking reconciliation efforts, is under-researched.
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South Sudan Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Iraq Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Article

2nd May 2025

The ides of November: navigating the shifting sands of Iraq’...

Inna Rudolf, Douglas A. Ollivant
As Iraq gears up for its pivotal parliamentary elections, regional volatility, the fracturing Iran-led resistance axis, and unprecedented divisions wi...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance

Blog

30th March 2025

Beyond the unity of arenas: Understanding the agency and dom...

Why we should challenge the idea that Shi’a militants are just Iranian proxies
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Iraq Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Podcast

20th March 2025

The national and transnational dynamics of Iraq’s Islamic re...

Craig Larkin, Renad Mansour, Inna Rudolf
King’s College London’s War Studies podcast examines Islamic resistance in Iraq and its Iran linkages
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Transnational Flows

Article

21st November 2024

How supply chains fuel transnational conflict in the Middle ...

Renad Mansour, Hayder Al-Shakeri,
Transnational conflict in the Middle East is fuelled by both ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ trade. Mapping these cross-border dynamics can help understand and ...
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Yemen Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Lebanon Iraq Iran Conflict Response Borderlands

Briefing paper

6th August 2024

Navigating conflicting memories: Reconciliation initiatives ...

Inna Rudolf
Based on first-hand interviews with Yezidi communities and diaspora voices, this XCEPT briefing note explores feelings of marginalisation and stigmati...
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Iraq Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response Borderlands

Briefing paper

29th July 2024

The status of Iraqi children of ISIS-affiliated families out...

Dr Joana Cook
This XCEPT briefing note assesses the diverse needs of war-affected children in Iraq, highlighting the specific challenges faced by those in ISIS-affi...
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Iraq Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Blog

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

Research report

29th March 2024

Responding to instability in Iraq’s Sinjar district

Renad Mansour, Zmkan Saleem
Instability in the tiny Iraqi district of Sinjar, on the border with Syria and Türkiye, continues to exacerbate conflicts in the Middle East.
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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