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23rd July 2020

Temporary Refuge, Stopover or New Home? Meeting Yemeni Migra...

Ahmed Shire, Abdideeq Warsame
As part of RVI’s ongoing project on the cross-border connections between Yemen and Somalia, the Institute’s partners at Puntland State University in G...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Migration

Research report

22nd July 2020

Bosaso and the Gulf of Aden: Changing Dynamics of a Land-Sea...

Jatin Dua, Abdideeq Warsame, Ahmed Shire
This report is the second report in a series looking at the relationship between modern-day Puntland, a semi-autonomous region of north-east Somalia, ...
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Yemen Somalia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Conflict Economies Borderlands

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14th July 2020

How Southern Syria Has Been Transformed Into a Regional Powd...

Armenak Tokmajyan
In southern Syria, the regime, opposition, foreign powers, and local groups navigate a contentious zone of conflict. Any shift in this delicate balanc...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Jordan Iran Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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8th July 2020

Five Years On: Geopolitical Implications of Regional Involve...

Ahmed Nagi, Abdelnasser Al-Muwadea, Ahmed Al-Hasni, Nadwa Al-Dawsari
This discussion, held in Arabic, provides an overview of the geo-political implications of involvement in Yemen.
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

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22nd January 2021

Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves

Dalia Ghanem  
To discuss the Algerian-Tunisian border relationship, the Carnegie Middle East Center hosted a virtual panel discussion on Monday, June 22nd. The eve...
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Middle East and North Africa Algeria Organised Crime Borderlands

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18th June 2020

The War Comes Home

Ahmed Nagi
The Yemen conflict has affected Saudi border areas and is changing the public’s thinking in the kingdom.
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

11th June 2020

The Egypt-Sudan Border: A Story of Unfulfilled Promise

Sherif Mohyeldeen
Along the Egypt-Sudan border, tensions have been rising for several decades despite limited efforts at cooperation. Both countries need to reexamine t...
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Tunisia Sudan Middle East and North Africa Libya Horn of Africa and the Sahel Egypt Algeria Governance Borderlands

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8th June 2020

The Stakes in the Syrian-Turkish Border Zone

Kheder Khaddour
The Syrian-Turkish border has also allowed Turkey to play a greater role in Syria, fulfilling Turkish regional ambitions while also generating economi...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

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3rd June 2020

Beyond the Line in the Sand

Armenak Tokmajyan, Walid Al-Nofal
Syria’s conflict has transformed the conditions of tribal clan notables who have sought refuge in Jordan.
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Middle East and North Africa Migration Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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3rd June 2020

A Fluid Frontier

Kheder Khaddour, Manhal Bareesh
Turkey is altering the nature of Syrian border areas, perhaps presaging more far-reaching steps.
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

27th May 2020

Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves

Dalia Ghanem  
Smuggling goods across the border between Algeria and Tunisia has created a parallel economy for marginalized border populations. Law enforcement and ...
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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Libya Egypt Algeria Transnational Flows Organised Crime Borderlands

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29th April 2020

Living Off the Books

Hamza Meddeb
Economies in the Middle East and North Africa are suffering from supply chain problems due to the coronavirus.
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Middle East and North Africa Migration Coronavirus Conflict Economies

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27th April 2020

Yemen’s Catalogue of Woes

Michael Young
In an interview, Ahmed Nagi discusses the dangers of the coronavirus in a country already facing a terrible conflict.
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Middle East and North Africa Coronavirus

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15th April 2020

The Middle East’s Newest Front

Michael Young
In an interview, Harith Hasan and Kheder Khaddour discuss their recent paper on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
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Middle East and North Africa Violent Extremism Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

31st March 2020

The Transformation of the Iraqi-Syrian Border: From a Nation...

Harith Hasan, Kheder Khaddour
The Iraqi-Syrian border near Qaim and Bukamal has become a magnet for conflict, as Iraqi and Syrian state actors compete with Iranian-backed nonstate ...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent Extremism Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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