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30th March 2025

Beyond the unity of arenas: Understanding the agency and dom...

Clara May
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

Article

28th March 2025

Syria becomes a front line in protecting Saudi security

Hesham Alghannam
Saudi Arabia’s concerns about Syria have grown since Assad’s ouster. Türkiye’s expanding presence, Iran’s struggle to regain influence, and Israel’s e...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Dynamics

Video

28th March 2025

Peripheral Vision: the legacy of the Local Research Network

Nathan Shea, Hannah Stogdon, Mohanad Hage Ali, Azeema Cheema
The XCEPT program team reflects on their journey, sharing insights and lessons from seven years of the Local Research Network.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Dynamics Climate Change Borderlands

Video

28th March 2025

Chatham House XCEPT MENA research in focus

Chatham House XCEPT researchers discuss some of their key projects.
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Organised Crime Migration Conflict Economies Borderlands

Briefing paper

26th March 2025

Cross-border legacies of conflict exposure: understanding so...

Tilman Brück, Francisca Castro, Hadi Jaafar, Dorian Lötzer, Wolfgang Stojetz
Forced displacement comes with myriad challenges for those affected. Forcibly displaced populations are deeply impacted by the circumstances that led ...
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Migration Conflict Dynamics

Blog

26th March 2025

The lingering scars of war: understanding social well-being ...

Tilman Brück, Francisca Castro, Hadi Jaafar, Dorian Lötzer, Wolfgang Stojetz
What can be done to provide better mental health support to refugee communities?
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Middle East and North Africa Migration Gender Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Article

26th March 2025

The Astana platform for Syria: The limits of a conflict mana...

Pinar Tank
This paper focuses on the Russian, Turkish, and Iranian-led Astana mediation process for the Syrian Civil War from 2012-2024.
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Blog

26th March 2025

Hezbollah’s smuggling lifeline: can Syria’s new authorities ...

Haid Haid
Syria’s new government has moved quickly to curtail Hezbollah’s movements of weapons, money, contraband, and people through Syria.
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Transnational Flows Organised Crime Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

Blog

24th March 2025

The Struggle Over Mahra

Ibrahim Jalal
The potential for rising tension in the Yemeni governorate worries those on both sides its borders.
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Conflict Dynamics

Podcast

20th March 2025

The national and transnational dynamics of Iraq’s Islamic re...

Craig Larkin, Renad Mansour, Inna Rudolf
King’s College London’s War Studies podcast examines Islamic resistance in Iraq and its Iran linkages
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Transnational Flows

Blog

20th March 2025

Lebanon’s New Breed of Drug Barons

Michael Young
In an interview, Mohanad Hage Ali talks about the Captagon trade’s impact on state institutions.
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Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Transnational Flows Organised Crime Conflict Dynamics

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

17th March 2025

Fear and Loathing in Europe

Rayyan Al-Shawaf
In an interview, Yasmine Zarhloule discusses irregular migration to Europe and the shortcomings of a securitization policy.
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Middle East and North Africa Migration Governance Conflict Response

Briefing paper

17th March 2025

Shifting loyalties: understanding fighter motivations in Syr...

Rahaf Aldoughli
With the collapse of the Assad regime, a key challenge for Syria’s transition government will be to create new governance structures and unify armed f...
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Dynamics

Blog

14th March 2025

Dhows, Drones, and Dollars: Ansar Allah’s Expansion into Som...

Ibrahim Jalal
The Yemeni group, like its main backer Iran, has established contacts with al-Shabab and the Islamic State in Somalia, showing how pragmatism prevails...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Conflict Dynamics

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