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Research report

2nd March 2021

Chokepoints and Corridors: Ordering Maritime Space in the We...

Jatin Dua
In the Horn of Africa there is a dynamic interplay between land and sea that has shaped political, economic and social relationships.
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Yemen Somalia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows

Working paper

18th February 2021

Destructive Creations: Social-spatial Transformations in Con...

Omar Sirri
In Baghdad, violence, property and consumption are inextricably linked. This has spawned social-spatial transformations benefitting the political-econ...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

Article

11th February 2021

The Dam That Broke Open an Ethiopia-Egypt Dispute

Sherif Mohyeldeen
As Egypt and Ethiopia negotiate the details of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, tensions are on the rise. Sudan, which has vested interest in the ...
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Sudan Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ethiopia Egypt Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

1st February 2021

Life on the Edge: How Protests in Tataouine Forced Tunis to ...

Hamza Meddeb
Protesters in the marginalized city of Tataouine have successfully forced the hand of Tunisia’s government, becoming an inspiration for other struggli...
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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance

Research report

25th January 2021

Confusion and Contention: Understanding the Failings of Dece...

Ali Al-Mawlawi, Sajad Jiyad
By surveying the views of federal and local officials with direct experiences of the decentralisation process in Iraq, this paper seeks to understand ...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance Conflict Dynamics

Event

22nd January 2021

The Iraqi-Syrian Border Post-ISIS: Local Actors, Geopolitica...

On Friday, January 22, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center held a virtual panel discussion to examine the local actors and geopolitical s...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent Extremism Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Blog

21st January 2021

A Senseless Silencing

Sherif Mohyeldeen
By impeding research, Egypt curtails knowledge that can help resolve crises, especially in border areas.
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

15th December 2020

A Voice for Those in the Field

Kheder Khaddour
Because of Covid-19 restrictions, researchers have had to find alternative ways of getting information.
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Middle East and North Africa Coronavirus

Newsletter

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

Article

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

Blog

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

Blog

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

Article

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

Research report

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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