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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

Article

30th October 2024

The end of the ‘revolution’ (al-thawra) but not revolutionar...

Rahaf Aldoughli,
This XCEPT article investigates what drives individuals to join and remain loyal to armed groups amidst the chaos of the Syrian wars by focusing on th...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

17th October 2024

The Centrality of Syria’s Peripheries

Kheder Khaddour, Armenak Tokmajyan, Michael Young
In an interview, Kheder Khaddour and Armenak Tokmajyan discuss the country’s borders and why they have remained intact.
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

15th October 2024

Illicit gold is exacerbating Ethiopia’s conflicts

Ahmed Soliman, Dr Abel Abate Demissie
The contestation over gold – and its connection to transnational networks – is becoming a major driver of Ethiopia’s complex conflicts.
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Organised Crime Conflict Economies

Publication

30th September 2024

The impact of terrorist kidnappings: lessons from Arsal, Leb...

Craig Larkin, Rajan Basra
This XCEPT policy brief examines how the kidnapping in Arsal, Lebanon affects victims’ families and shapes their attitudes towards the state, justice,...
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Lebanon Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response Borderlands

Research report

25th September 2024

Challenges to effective stabilisation assistance in northeas...

William Smith
This XCEPT research report examines why western support to northeastern Syria has been successful in enabling short-term stability but has struggled t...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Governance Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

10th September 2024

Borders Without a Nation: Syria, Outside Powers, and Open-En...

Kheder Khaddour, Armenak Tokmajyan,
In Syria’s border regions, changes in demographics, economics, and security mean that an inter-Syrian peace process will require consensus among main ...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

4th September 2024

How do you talk about the climate crisis in a city that’s st...

Clara May, Dr Omar Mohammed
As humanitarian and reconstruction efforts are helping an Iraqi city deal with its violent past, one tree-planting project is helping to safeguard its...
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Response

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

Article

1st August 2024

How Gulf states are reinterpreting national security beyond ...

Abdullah Baabood
This XCEPT article analyses how Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE have determined that their national security goes beyond their physical b...
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Oman Middle East and North Africa Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Governance Conflict Response Conflict Economies 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

Publication

22nd July 2024

Impact of Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands instability on th...

Iffat Idris
This XCEPT rapid literature review looks at how recent clashes on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and related instability impact the military and powe...
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Southeast Asia South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Middle East and North Africa Middle East Afghanistan Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Organised Crime Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Publication

22nd July 2024

Effects of Pakistan-Afghanistan borderlands instability on s...

Siân Herbert, Iffat Idris
This XCEPT rapid literature review focuses on how instability in the Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands plays into existing tensions in Pakistan, notabl...
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Southeast Asia South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Middle East and North Africa Middle East Afghanistan Violent Extremism Organised Crime Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

9th July 2024

Border Traffic: How Syria Uses Captagon to Gain Leverage Ove...

Hesham Alghannam
Bashar al-Assad’s regime has used the drug partly as a means of ensuring that Syria is reintegrated into the Arab world, allowing its leadership to re...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Organised Crime Borderlands

Briefing paper

31st August 2023

Imprisoned for terrorism: The experiences of inmates in Roum...

Rajan Basra, Craig Larkin
This policy paper assesses the impact of imprisonment and Lebanon’s criminal justice system on radicalisation and violent extremism.
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Lebanon Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

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