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18th November 2019
Joint bulletin from the X-Border Local research Network about recent research and activities from The Asia Foundation, Rift Valley Institute, and Carn...

Blog

26th September 2019
As its authority has weakened, the Iraqi central government’s control over its borders has also eroded.

Blog

2nd September 2019
Albukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.

Blog

6th August 2019
Review of research carried out in Baargal on the eastern side of Cape Guardafui; Bareeda, on the north coast, and Xaabo.

Blog

22nd July 2019
The United Arab Emirates is reducing its forces in Yemen, but remains the most powerful actor in the south.

Blog

27th June 2019
In the Iraqi governorate of Nineveh, contestation between its capital Mosul and rural communities sits alongside other ethnic, religious and sectarian...

Video

11th June 2019
Carnegie’s Ahmed Nagi discusses his recent trip to Yemen and shares his impressions of the Houthis’ expansion.

Research report

16th May 2019
An introduction to the work of The Asia Foundation, Rift Valley Institute, and the Carnegie Middle East Center on the X-Border Local Research Network....

Blog

22nd March 2019
The Yemen war has opened a subtle but acute season of popular discontent and regional rivalry in Mahra, stuck in a three-players game among Saudis, E...

Article

19th March 2019
Despite a hardened border, smugglers continue to find a way. Together, Algeria and Morocco need to de-incentivize smuggling and reduce corruption.

Blog

8th March 2019
African illegal migrants are entering Yemen in greater numbers, despite the ongoing war there.

Blog

22nd February 2019
The Syrian-Iraqi border has become a point of confrontation among regional and international powers.

Blog

19th October 2018
In Mahrah Governorate, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are working to curtail Omani influence.

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