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Borderlands

Communities that sit in conflict-affected borderlands are often subject to a complex combination of cultural and geographical factors. XCEPT’s research into these conflict areas explores local governance, other influential actors, and the alternative institutions and strategies that borderland communities rely upon to protect themselves against violence and abuse. It also examines how economic transitions, markets, and trade are affected by changes in the social and political context of a borderland community.

Below you can find and download publications by XCEPT partners that investigate the unique contexts of conflict-affected borderlands.

Podcast

20th March 2026
How can we best prevent and manage climate-related insecurity in one of the world’s most vulnerable regions?

Blog

17th March 2026
XCEPT’s Myanmar borderlands research explores how sanctions, financial systems and gendered agency shape borderland conflict economies.

Blog

17th March 2026
XCEPT’s Horn of Africa research looks at how evolving political centres, digital systems, urban change and gendered authority are transforming governa...

Blog

17th March 2026
XCEPT’s Levant research examines how border governance, climate‑driven adaptation, and illicit networks intersect across Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yem...

Event

11th March 2026
Global Security Programme webinar series | Session 3

SPOTLIGHT

XCEPT Workshop: Local, People-Focused Policymaking

26th October 2022
Addressing securitization in conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
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Event

25th February 2026
Global Security Programme webinar series | Session 1

Research report

3rd February 2026
What does a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) – undertaken for the climate, peace and security risks in the Lake Chad region – tell us about utilising c...

Briefing paper

20th January 2026
What does a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) – undertaken for the climate, peace and security risks in the Lake Chad region – tell us about utilising c...

Briefing paper

14th January 2026
How will changing climates fuel instability and violence in the Sahel, and what can be done to address these challenges, strengthen livelihoods, and c...

Article

29th December 2025
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...

Article

24th December 2025
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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