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Conflict Dynamics

Conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Asia intersect through flows of people, weapons and resources, creating intricate cross-border conflict systems. These knit the formal and informal, licit and illicit in ways that empower armed actors, enmesh conflict with crime and violent extremism, and ensnare local communities in the network of activities that sustain conflict. XCEPT research on conflict dynamics sheds light on these conflict systems, the transnational networks that sustain them, and how affected communities cope with protracted crisis.

Below you can find and download XCEPT research that helps shed light on these complex conflict dynamics.

Event

26th June 2025
This XCEPT webinar will explore practical approaches to supporting locally led research in conflict settings.

Research report

16th June 2025
As geopolitical fragmentation deepens, conflicts are increasing in complexity and number, and internationalising in new ways as states, armed groups, ...

Blog

10th June 2025
A new research project will develop a set of principles and factors that influence the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and manage climate-related ...

Article

28th May 2025
XCEPT programme researchers interviewed hundreds of people in South Sudan to understand the role that conflict-related trauma plays in influencing who...

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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Briefing paper

22nd May 2025
This policy brief presents key findings and policy implications on the gendered dimensions of conflict in the Mozambique – Tanzania borderlands. ...

Blog

22nd May 2025
What role does gender play in how a cross-border insurgency affects the lives of those living in the area?

Event

12th June 2025
Following the conclusion of the Chatham House XCEPT research initiative, this event unpacks key findings and explores how policymakers can better resp...

Article

20th May 2025
The “Procedure to Establish a Firm and Lasting Peace in Central America,” known as “Esquipulas II,” was a peace plan designed by Costa Rican president...

Article

16th May 2025
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 ...

Blog

12th May 2025
Ukraine’s responses to sexual and gender-based crimes committed by Russian forces have focused on both criminal justice and reparations for the surviv...

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