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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

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

Podcast

13th March 2025

Babel podcast: Renad Mansour and Sanam Vakil: Iranian Networ...

Renad Mansour, Sanam Vakil
On March 4, Jon Alterman spoke with Renad Mansour, senior research fellow and director of the Iraq Initiative at Chatham House, and Sanam Vakil, direc...
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

12th March 2025

Recalibrating international security assistance to Lebanon: ...

Simone Tholens, Ada Sopha Hahn, Jacob Boswall
The temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, effective November 27, 2024, presents a critical opportunity to reassess international security ...
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Research report

12th March 2025

Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces: a strategic nexus for co...

Inna Rudolf
Since the overthrow of the Ba’ath party regime in 2003, Iraq’s political landscape has been shaped by a volatile coalition of majority Shi’a elites. T...
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Dynamics

Event

11th March 2025

Towards a New Syria: Understanding the Motivations and Value...

Join us and King’s College London on 11 March 2025 to discuss Syrian rebels’ motivations, their commitment to the cause, rebel alliance unity, and how...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Violent Extremism Governance

Research report

6th March 2025

The shape-shifting ‘axis of resistance’

Renad Mansour, Hayder Al-Shakeri, Haid Haid
The Iranian-led ‘axis of resistance’  suffered significant setbacks in 2024, amid conflict with Israel and other political turbulence, leading some ob...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Conflict Dynamics

Article

28th February 2025

Migrants at the Gate: Europe Tries to Curb Undocumented Migr...

Yasmine Zarhloule
The EU has responded to unwanted arrivals with ever-stricter security measures, an approach that has both led to increased human rights violations and...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Migration

Research report

26th February 2025

De-Peripheralizing Morocco’s East in the Face of Climate Cha...

Yasmine Zarhloule
Climate change is challenging North Africa, particularly with water scarcity. Border towns between Morocco and Algeria face existential questions abou...
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North Africa Middle East and North Africa Algeria Transnational Flows Governance Conflict Economies Borderlands

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