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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.

Briefing paper

31st March 2025
Practical lessons and guidance from the X-Border Local Research Network (LRN)’s experience on supporting equitable, locally embedded research in fragi...

Blog

31st March 2025
Local knowledge and solutions are key to expanding access and ensuring effectiveness of climate action. 

Research report

31st March 2025
How do foreign actors pursue their geopolitical interests in Timor-Leste and shape outcomes at the local level? 

Research report

31st March 2025
How the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), under Noor Wali Mehsud’s leadership, strategically reinvented itself—organizationally, financially, and ideol...

Research report

31st March 2025
Drawing on existing literature and case studies, this paper argues that checkpoints along transnational trade routes are central to conflict economies...

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

28th March 2025
Saudi Arabia’s concerns about Syria have grown since Assad’s ouster. Türkiye’s expanding presence, Iran’s struggle to regain influence, and Israel’s e...

Video

28th March 2025
The XCEPT program team reflects on their journey, sharing insights and lessons from seven years of the Local Research Network.

Briefing paper

28th March 2025
While the risks faced by women and girls in situations of conflict and displacement are well documented, there has been less analysis of how these eff...

Blog

28th March 2025
The recent combined development of aid cuts with the increasingly restrictive policies of host countries have created new pressures on a scale that th...

Briefing paper

28th March 2025
Since the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, Kachin State, which lies along the Chinese border, has been deeply affected by ongoing civil conflict. This r...

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