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Article

26th October 2026
What can Sudan’s experience of war, fragmentation and contested authority tell us about a world in which established political orders are increasingly...

Briefing paper

26th October 2026
This policy brief explores how longstanding patterns of contested political authority can help us understand the country’s current fragmentation and w...

Briefing paper

22nd September 2026
In the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, programmes intended to support and empower women are frequently channelled through male gatekeepers. Thi...

Briefing paper

22nd September 2026
In South Sudan’s Greater Pibor region, a grassroots movement of mothers and grandmothers demonstrates how women can govern, regulate violence and exer...

Event

1st October 2026
A webinar exploring how communities across South Sudan’s borderlands navigate conflict, shape or are shaped by authority and sustain livelihoods throu...

Event

21st October 2026
The final XCEPT conference will bring together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to examine nine years of cross-border conflict research and...

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

1st September 2026
In Manipur, northeast India, unarmed women have emerged as influential actors in an ongoing conflict, shaping access, mobility and frontline dynamics ...

Briefing paper

13th August 2026
How did armed actors in Afghanistan use their control of key roadblocks to gain rent and power, ultimately undermining support for the Afghan Republic...

Blog

25th June 2026
Emerging working papers from the Trade, Rents, and Authority in borderland Checkpoint Economies​ (TRACE) project

Blog

24th June 2026
What does it take to address climate-related insecurity in one of the world’s most fragile regions? Lessons from the Lake Chad Basin suggest that with...

Blog

2nd June 2026
Trade statistics show why Amman has more reason than Damascus to welcome the improvement in bilateral commerce.

Podcast

13th May 2026
Examining why the future can feel so precarious and whether art can help us imagine a more inclusive path forward.

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