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Briefing paper

1st September 2026

When unarmed women hold the frontline: Implications for poli...

Shalaka Thakur
In Manipur, northeast India, unarmed women have emerged as influential actors in an ongoing conflict, shaping access, mobility and frontline dynamics ...
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South Asia Myanmar India Governance Gender Borderlands

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

Working paper

22nd June 2026

Checkpoints, conflict and scam logistics

Xu Peng
Are online scam centres in Southeast Asia merely a form of digital crime, or do they fundamentally rely on control of physical movement across conflic...
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Thailand Myanmar Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

journal_article

14th June 2026

Visual thinking in international relations: Interactive digi...

Annette Idler
How can we better understand the shifting geographies of conflict when we move beyond static text and start to see violence spatially?  
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Syria Sahel Myanmar Iraq Horn of Africa Colombia Conflict Dynamics

journal_article

27th March 2026

Gendered violence and conflict in the Bangladesh–Myanmar bor...

Benjamin Etzold, Syeda Rozana Rashid, Anas Ansar
How do shifting power relations and insecurity across the borderlands influence the experiences of Rohingya women and men?
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Southeast Asia South Asia Myanmar Bangladesh Gender Conflict Dynamics

Blog

17th March 2026

Introducing new XCEPT research in Myanmar borderlands

XCEPT’s Myanmar borderlands research explores how sanctions, financial systems and gendered agency shape borderland conflict economies.
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Thailand Southeast Asia South Asia Myanmar India Bangladesh Governance Gender Conflict Economies 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

Article

29th December 2025

“The revolution might be a start … ” – gender norm change am...

Henri Myrttinen, Lal Rin Sangi
Calls for more gender-equitable and inclusive norms were a key feature of many of the protests against the 2021 coup in Myanmar. To what extent has th...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

24th December 2025

Huge online scam operations are flourishing in war-torn Myan...

Xu Peng
South-east Asia has become the “ground zero” for the global online scamming industry, costing victims billions of US dollars each year. Scam operation...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Transnational Flows Organised Crime Borderlands

Briefing paper

24th October 2025

Unseen and unrecorded: The impact of conflict and forced dis...

Samrat Sinha, Nengchoihoi Haokip, Vualnam Jamkhanpau, Siam Thangsing, Chingmuanniang Tonsing, Thangkhanlal Thangsing, Chingbiakhoih
This policy brief examines barriers to healthcare access in conflict-affected areas, with a focus on women and children. It offers recommendations to ...
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Southeast Asia Myanmar Governance Gender Borderlands

Briefing paper

24th July 2025

Healthcare access challenges among Myanmar refugees in India

Sneha Krishnan, Mary L Songate, Sweta Sen, Lalchhanhima
Refugee women face financial and logistical barriers to healthcare access, further compounding the extensive challenges they already face.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar India Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

2nd June 2025

Myanmar’s Northern Borderlands: the humanitarian aid crisis ...

Dan Seng Lawn, Tabea Campbell Pauli, Naruemol Tuenpakdee, Hkawng Yang Madang
Kachin State, along Myanmar’s border with China, is experiencing high levels of conflict since the military-led takeover of government in February 202...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Migration

Article

16th May 2025

Field notes: the uncertain shores of Bhasanchar

Al Muktadir Elahi Esmam, Nafisa Tabassum
While working on the development of a Model Law for Refugees in Bangladesh, the research team at the Centre for Peace and Justice conducted extensive ...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Bangladesh Migration Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

31st March 2025

Why and How We Wrote a Model Law for Refugees in Bangladesh ...

Samira Manzur, Nafisa Tabassum, Al Muktadir Elahi Esmam, M Sanjeeb Hossain
Years of research on the experiences and perspectives of Rohingya communities in Cox’s Bazar, drawing attention to governance challenges and the need ...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia South Asia Myanmar Bangladesh Migration Governance Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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