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Working paper

8th July 2026

Checkpoint fragments and hierarchies

Ibrahim Jalal
How do checkpoints shape governance, trade and conflict in Yemen, and what can their operation reveal about the competing political orders that have e...
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Yemen Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

Blog

25th June 2026

New research on checkpoint economies

Emerging working papers from the Trade, Rents, and Authority in borderland Checkpoint Economies​ (TRACE) project
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Yemen Sudan South Sudan Myanmar Libya Democratic Republic of Congo Afghanistan Transnational Flows Governance Conflict Economies

Briefing paper

24th June 2026

Checkpoints, not territory: rethinking conflict

Peer Schouten
War is conventionally seen as a struggle for territory, but across contexts from Afghanistan to the Congo and Myanmar, the real frontlines run along r...
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Yemen South Sudan Myanmar Democratic Republic of Congo Afghanistan Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

Research report

24th June 2026

Beyond the Axis

Peter Salisbury
What happens when armed groups no longer depend on supply lines or state backing, but operate as self‑sustaining ecosystems embedded in the global eco...
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Yemen Syria Sudan Somalia Palestine Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Iraq Iran Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

Blog

17th March 2026

Introducing new XCEPT research in the Levant

XCEPT’s Levant research examines how border governance, climate‑driven adaptation, and illicit networks intersect across Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yem...
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Yemen Syria Lebanon Iraq Governance Conflict Economies Climate Change Borderlands

Working paper

6th March 2026

Wars over checkpoints

Peer Schouten, Erica Gaston, David Mansfield, Shalaka Thakur, Florian Weigand, Joshua Craze, Abubaker Lndi, Olivier Walther, Ibrahim Jalal, Ferenc David Markó, Xu Peng
Nine theses on the politics of roadblocks in conflict-affected borderlands
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Yemen South Sudan Myanmar Libya Democratic Republic of Congo Afghanistan Transnational Flows Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

10th February 2026

From smugglers to supply chains: how Yemen’s Houthi movement...

Peter Salisbury, Veena Ali-Khan, Henry Thompson
How has Yemen’s Houthi movement evolved from a low‑tech insurgency into a transnational security threat?
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

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

Article

25th February 2025

Leverage Beyond Yemen: Ansar Allah and Its Iraqi Alliances

Ibrahim Jalal
The Houthis are strengthening their regional ties, notably with the Popular Mobilization Forces, who offer them political, economic, military, and geo...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Violent Extremism Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

23rd December 2024

Saudi-Emirati divergences lead Hadhramawt to a crossroad

Ibrahim Jalal
Competition between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi over influence in the Yemeni governorate could lead to conflict between the two sides or their proxies, which...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Article

21st November 2024

How supply chains fuel transnational conflict in the Middle ...

Renad Mansour, Hayder Al-Shakeri,
Transnational conflict in the Middle East is fuelled by both ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ trade. Mapping these cross-border dynamics can help understand and ...
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Yemen Syria Middle East and North Africa Middle East Lebanon Iraq Iran Conflict Response Borderlands

Article

19th November 2024

Operation Aspides, or the peril of low expectations in Yemen

Ibrahim Jalal
For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure conc...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Dynamics

Event

29th April 2024

X-Border Local Research Network Bangkok Workshop

Researchers from across the Local Research Network gathered in Bangkok for a workshop hosted by The Asia Foundation.
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Yemen Syria Sudan South Sudan South Asia and Southeast Asia Pakistan Myanmar Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ethiopia Bangladesh Algeria Gender Borderlands

Article

22nd March 2023

Seas, Checks, and Guns: Emirati and Saudi Maritime Interests...

Abdullah Baabood
As the conflict in Yemen continues, one lesser-known aspect—the maritime stakes for Saudi Arabia and the UAE—will need to be addressed for the best ch...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

14th March 2022

The Barriers to Southern Yemeni Political Aspirations Are Ma...

Ahmed Nagi
This report explores how group rivalries are impeding southern unity, and how this might shape developments in a post-conflict Yemen.
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Middle East Conflict Dynamics

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