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13th May 2026

Who wants Hezbollah to stay armed?

Nils Mallock, Nafees Hamid
Are grievances with the Lebanese state, rather than sectarian loyalty, driving popular support for the group retaining its guns?  
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Middle East Lebanon Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Dynamics

Article

29th April 2026

Smuggling and civil peace on Lebanon’s border: The case of S...

Mohanad Hage Ali
The Lebanese authorities’ clampdown on illicit cross-border activity threatens to leave inhabitants of the historically neglected village, and the wid...
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Middle East Lebanon Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

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

Briefing paper

27th March 2026

A farewell to arms? Challenges and preconditions for Hezboll...

Inna Rudolf
Can Hezbollah realistically lay down its arms?  
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Middle East Lebanon Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

17th March 2026

Beyond recognition: Research insights to address future chal...

Nils Mallock
Exploring how shifting political realities, territorial fragmentation and psychological dynamics shape the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Palestine Middle East Israel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

10th March 2026

Promoting reconciliation: Lessons from the social psychology...

Alexandra Vázquez Botana, Sam Hibbs
Exploring how psychosocial factors shape both the risks of extremism and the possibilities for reconciliation between divided groups
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Middle East Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Event

12th November 2025

Captagon’s shifting geopolitics: How an illicit regional tra...

On 12 November 2025, a virtual panel discussion explored the captagon economy’s evolving role in the Middle East’s political and security landscape. ...
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Syria Middle East Transnational Flows Organised Crime Conflict Economies

Research report

24th October 2025

When cartels collapse: The future of captagon in the Middle ...

Nick Krohley, Ian Larson
This report explores the future of Captagon in the post-Assad Middle East. Drawing on open-source data and interviews with Syria’s counternarcotics fo...
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Syria Middle East Transnational Flows Organised Crime Conflict Economies

Research report

20th October 2025

Cross-border lifelines and local rule: charting a post-autho...

Salma Daoudi
Syria’s decade of conflict, marked by the deliberate destruction of health infrastructure and the rise of cross-border governance mechanisms, offers c...
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Syria Middle East Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

31st March 2025

Localisation of Research and Evidence Generation in Conflict...

Zaki Ullah, Pamela Combinido
Practical lessons and guidance from the X-Border Local Research Network (LRN)’s experience on supporting equitable, locally embedded research in fragi...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Sahel Middle East and North Africa Middle East Horn of Africa and the Sahel Horn of Africa Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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

Briefing paper

19th March 2025

Double Dealers: Lebanon and the Risks of Captagon Traffickin...

Mohanad Hage Ali
Lebanon’s financial collapse and the Syrian conflict have allowed for the growth of an illicit economy, giving rise to a new breed of drug traffickers...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Lebanon Transnational Flows Organised Crime Conflict Response Conflict Economies

Article

25th February 2025

Syria’s New Rulers Are Working To Unify Military Power

Rahaf Aldoughli
Of all the challenges currently facing post-war Syria, the integration of the country’s numerous and diverse armed factions into a single, disciplined...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

25th February 2025

Leverage Beyond Yemen: Ansar Allah and Its Iraqi Alliances

Ibrahim Jalal
The Houthis are strengthening their regional ties, notably with the Popular Mobilization Forces, who offer them political, economic, military, and geo...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Violent Extremism Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

21st February 2025

We asked the people of Gaza how they saw their future – this...

Nils Mallock
Insights from a large-scale study of how Gazans and Israelis view each other and the future.
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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