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2nd December 2020

Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – November 202...

How political, security and socio-economic developments affect the people living in contested borderlands and, reversely, how border dynamics shape ch...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent Extremism Coronavirus Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

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11th November 2020

Healthcare in Egypt’s Border Regions: When Money Is Not Enou...

Sherif Mohyeldeen
Pouring money into health infrastructure will have little effect if qualified doctors have few incentives to stay.
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Middle East and North Africa Egypt Transnational Flows Coronavirus

Blog

22nd October 2020

Permission to Kill

Armenak Tokmajyan
The rules of what is deemed acceptable political behavior are constantly shifting in Syria, with perilous consequences.
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Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Organised Crime Governance Conflict Dynamics

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2nd October 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 Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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29th September 2020

The Shifting Sands of War

Ahmed Nagi
As the scope of the fighting in Ma’rib intensifies, the signs of an attritional conflict without end are strengthening.
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Dynamics

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14th September 2020

The Smuggler Wore a Veil: Women in Algeria’s Illicit Border ...

Dalia Ghanem  
Women are increasingly joining the male-dominated world of smuggling. Could this be the start of a cultural revolution that challenges long-held gende...
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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Algeria Organised Crime Gender Borderlands

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3rd September 2020

The Volatile Tunisia-Libya Border: Between Tunisia’s Securit...

Hamza Meddeb
Along the border between Tunisia and Libya, informal trade agreements led to a tight-knit border economy. But political changes in both Libya and Tuni...
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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Libya Egypt Algeria Governance Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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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

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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

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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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