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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.

Article

27th March 2026
How do shifting power relations and insecurity across the borderlands influence the experiences of Rohingya women and men?

Working paper

24th March 2026
Understanding how behaviourally informed approaches can reduce hostility and support peace in fragile and conflict affected states

Working paper

20th March 2026
Examining the socio‑emotional factors that shape how groups move towards forgiveness or escalate towards extremism

Blog

18th March 2026
Can understanding the role that identity plays in encouraging reconciliation or radicalisation, help in mitigating violence in a post-conflict setting...

Briefing paper

17th March 2026
Exploring how shifting political realities, territorial fragmentation and psychological dynamics shape the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Briefing paper

10th March 2026
Exploring how psychosocial factors shape both the risks of extremism and the possibilities for reconciliation between divided groups

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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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...

Event

21st January 2026
On 21 January 2026 a virtual panel discussion explored Afghanistan’s escalating water crisis and its implications for rural livelihoods, migration, an...

Research report

1st December 2025
How do women experience insurgent governance in their everyday lives? How should responses to conflict and terrorism address their lived realities?

Briefing paper

21st November 2025
Iraq’s Shi‘a armed factions continuously recalibrate their behaviour in response to shifting constraints, navigating a complex interplay of ideologica...

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