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15th December 2021

Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Fall 2021

Joint bulletin from The Asia Foundation, Rift Valley Institute, and Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center about recent research and activities.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Transnational Flows Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Event

20th January 2022

How Technology is Reshaping Conflict Research: The Profits a...

The Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme held a virtual panel discussion exploring how technology is advancing...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

3rd December 2021

Undemocratic Parties in a ‘Democratic’ System: The Formation...

Omar al-Jaffal
Since Iraq’s first general elections in 2005, how have Iraqi political parties and organisations changed, especially those established and administere...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance

Research report

29th November 2021

Challenging Narratives of ‘Fate and Divine Will’: Access to ...

Taif Alkhudary, Marwa Abdul Ridah, Anfal Abed, Amal Kabashi
This study examines access to justice for gender-based violence in the family and criminal law systems of federal Iraq. It finds that it remains near ...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance Gender

Blog

20th October 2021

Iran’s Fuel Shipment to Lebanon Requires Regional Policy Shi...

Lina Khatib
The Iran fuel shipment to Lebanon was significant not because of its size but because of what it signals about regional conflict.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

2nd September 2021

The Social Logics of Protest Violence in Iraq: Explaining Di...

Benedict Robin-D’Cruz
Southeast Iraq has witnessed considerable protest violence in recent years. This research finds that altering these violent dynamics requires access t...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Blog

25th August 2021

Unfinished Business in Daraa

Armenak Tokmajyan
Regime forces are staging a comeback in southern Syria, and this time Russia may be helping matters.
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

16th July 2021

Illicit Flows Fuelling Conflict in the Tri-Border

This XCEPT research report examines the intersection of armed actors, gold mining and migration in the tri-border area of Chad, Libya and Sudan. The...
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Sudan Middle East and North Africa Libya Horn of Africa and the Sahel Chad Organised Crime Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

1st July 2021

Local Policing in Iraq Post ISIL: Carving Out an Arena for C...

Jessica Watkins, Falah Mubarak Bardan, Abdulkareem al-Jarba, Thaer Shaker Mahmoud, Mahdi al-Delaimi, Abdulazez Abbas al-Jassem, Moataz Ismail Khalaf, Dhair Faysal Bidewi
Since 2003, frequent outbreaks of violence in Iraq have led to a heavily militarised local police force. In the post-ISIL period, there have been rene...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance

Newsletter

23rd June 2021

Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Spring 2021...

Joint bulletin from the X-Border Local Research Network about recent research and activities from The Asia Foundation, Rift Valley Institute, and Malc...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Transnational Flows Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

14th June 2021

Yemeni Border Markets: From Economic Incubator to Military F...

Ahmed Nagi
Border markets on Yemen’s northwestern border with Saudi Arabia gave rise to a distinct economic system and bridged communities. Yet the war in Yeme...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

2nd June 2021

How the Small Town of Sarmada Became Syria’s Gateway to the ...

Armenak Tokmajyan, Kheder Khaddour
Idlib is heavily dependent on the delivery of aid, the disruption of which would almost surely create a humanitarian crisis.
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Iraq Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

27th May 2021

The Hidden Face of Informal Cross-Border Trade in Tunisia Af...

Hamza Meddeb
Tunisia’s informal trade networks reflect growing trends: the country’s progressive shift away from Europe, and the rise of Turkey and China as major ...
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

14th May 2021

Basra Governorate: A Locality in Crisis. Local Government Cr...

Benedict Robin D'Cruz
This research addresses the reasons behind the failure of Basra’s local government in providing services to its citizens and analyses the impact of th...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance Conflict Economies

Blog

30th April 2021

How the Ever Given Gave Us a Lesson in Chokepoint Politics

Jatin Dua,
After six days stationary in the Suez Canal, the Ever Given was finally unstuck. While its name will soon become a piece of trivia about blocking one ...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows

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