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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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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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23rd December 2024

Influence abroad: Saudi Arabia replaces Salafism in its soft...

Hesham Alghannam
The kingdom aims to foster warmer international relationships by moving away from a religious approach that earned the royal family legitimacy; howeve...
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Violent Extremism Governance

Article

23rd December 2024

Saudi-Emirati divergences lead Hadhramawt to a crossroad

Ibrahim Jalal
Competition between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi over influence in the Yemeni governorate could lead to conflict between the two sides or their proxies, which...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Article

19th December 2024

Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon: Reopening Lebanon’s sectari...

Mohamad El Kari
This XCEPT article examining the recent conflict through the lens of interactions between displaced families from Hezbollah-linked regions and their h...
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Lebanon Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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

Article

19th November 2024

Operation Aspides, or the peril of low expectations in Yemen

Ibrahim Jalal
For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure conc...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Dynamics

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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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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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

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