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Research report

31st March 2020
Mahra in eastern Yemen has relied on a tribal code of conduct to escape the worst excesses of the country’s civil war. Localized forms of conflict man...

Research report

19th March 2020
Traditional modalities of the aid industry are not fit for purpose in a world where transnationalism is a daily reality for communities.

Briefing paper

1st March 2020
Hussein Abdel Bagi’s appointment as the third Vice-President of South Sudan is an important building block for the Transitional Government of National...

Briefing paper

20th February 2020
This paper explains the significance of bread and sorghum in the political changes Sudan seen in 2019.

Briefing paper

6th January 2020
This paper explained the diverse local organisational networks behind Sudan’s revolution and the attempts by the emerging political elites to co-opt n...

Blog

26th September 2019
As its authority has weakened, the Iraqi central government’s control over its borders has also eroded.

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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Blog

27th June 2019
In the Iraqi governorate of Nineveh, contestation between its capital Mosul and rural communities sits alongside other ethnic, religious and sectarian...

Video

11th June 2019
Carnegie’s Ahmed Nagi discusses his recent trip to Yemen and shares his impressions of the Houthis’ expansion.

Blog

9th April 2019
The G5 Sahel Joint Force shows that improvised security initiatives are becoming more common in Africa.

Blog

22nd March 2019
The Yemen war has opened a subtle but acute season of popular discontent and regional rivalry in Mahra, stuck in a three-players game among Saudis, E...

Blog

19th October 2018
In Mahrah Governorate, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are working to curtail Omani influence.

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