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Policy Briefing Note

Revisiting Post-IS Reconciliation in Iraq

Policy Briefing Note

Revisiting Post-IS Reconciliation in Iraq

Policy Briefing Note

Revisiting Post-IS Reconciliation in Iraq

This policy briefing note provides recommendations for reconstruction and peacebuilding efforts to improve relationships between different communities in post-conflict Nineveh.

ARTICLE

16th March 2023
Thousands fled Myanmar after the coup to India’s northeastern border state, where the local authorities and communities have offered protection and he...

ARTICLE

1st March 2023
A Chinese state-owned company and the military regime are quietly pushing forward with a railway line that would run through active conflict zones, af...

RESEARCH REPORT

23rd February 2023
In Sudan, the revolutionary upsurge of 2018/2019 signalled the implosion of the country’s postcolonial political order. This paper – part of a series ...

ARTICLE

1st February 2023
Seizing Myanmar’s borders with Bangladesh and India has become central to the Arakan Army’s dream of autonomy and has driven its strategy during times...

ARTICLE

25th January 2023
In recent days, Jordan has led the way in Arab countries’ rapprochement with Syria. But Amman’s experience shows that, without regional coordination,...

ARTICLE

25th January 2023
Morocco has successfully begun to connect its once-neglected eastern region to domestic and global economic resources. But it is vital to ensure that ...

BRIEFING PAPER

14th January 2023
This policy briefing note highlights principles for better embedding international and federal support for post-conflict social recovery within the lo...

RESEARCH REPORT

16th December 2022
This study examines the history of labour migration and labour relations in present-day South Sudan’s Bahr el-Ghazal borderlands with Darfur and Kordo...

ARTICLE

9th December 2022
Chinese and Myanmar nationals have fallen prey to fake job postings in the Wa autonomous zone of northeastern Myanmar, where they are kept prisoner, b...

PODCAST

15th February 2023
Do trauma interventions work? What are the most effective interventions in conflict zones? In this episode of the Breaking Cycles of Conflict podcast,...

BLOG

23rd November 2022
Across parts of Africa, conflict – both local and global – is compounding the negative economic effects of COVID-19, with price increases causing hard...

BRIEFING PAPER

15th November 2022
Long-term conflict in the Two Areas, falling largely along ethnic lines, has caused deep-rooted grievances, in particular around governance.

BLOG

25th August 2022
In August 2022 it will be five years since the start of one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, yet the political and security dynamics su...

BLOG

24th August 2022
This blog post examines the role of mental health and conflict-related trauma in driving individuals towards embracing violent extremism.

RESEARCH REPORT

24th August 2022
The collapse of the Government of Afghanistan in August 2021 and takeover by the Taliban resulted in political, economic, and social turmoil that has ...

RESEARCH REPORT

24th August 2022
In light of Afghanistan’s regime change, coupled with the pandemic and an already tenuous economic situation, it is critical to understand the livelih...

ARTICLE

10th August 2022
After a decade of civil war, Syria’s border with Turkey is divided. Yet long-term stability will require a peace agreement that treats the border as a...

BLOG

3rd August 2022
What’s the potential of storytelling for research that engages with conflict-affected communities?

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PODCAST

28th February 2023
As Shamima Begum appeals the removal of her British citizenship, the question of whether or not she is a ‘victim’ has flooded the press. Was Begum tra...

PODCAST

15th February 2023
Do trauma interventions work? What are the most effective interventions in conflict zones? In this episode of the Breaking Cycles of Conflict podcast,...

BLOG

10th February 2023
The case of Kufra raises difficult questions for policymakers over what interventions to support in places that have come to thrive on illicit cross-b...

PODCAST

2nd February 2023
Are prisons really hotbeds of terrorism? Will the ‘ordinary’ young man entering prison be so influenced by his cell mate that he leaves a terrorist? O...

PODCAST

30th January 2023
In the first episode of their podcast mini-series, the XCEPT King’s College London team introduce their research and give us a glimpse of what’s to co...

PODCAST

23rd January 2023
In this podcast The Asia Foundation, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, the Rift Valley Institute, and their local research partners dis...

BLOG

21st December 2022
During 2022, XCEPT’s team of researchers experimented with remote data gathering, questioned assumptions about drivers of violence, and uncovered how ...

BLOG

19th December 2022
Pauline Zerla examines how traumatic events can be experienced by those who did not directly live them and how they affect the health and wellbeing of...

BLOG

8th December 2022
The distinction between ‘civilian’ and ‘combatant’ isn’t always clear cut in a conflict zone – failing to recognise this could undermine efforts to bu...

EVENT

27th March 2023
At this event Dr Fiona McEwen, Dr Nafees Hamid, and Dr Rajan Basra offer up new perspectives on what can motivate someone to engage in terrorism, and ...

EVENT

20th February 2023
At this event, King’s College London researchers Dr Craig Larkin and Dr Inna Rudolf will explore how competing narratives of a traumatic past are shap...

NEWS

26th October 2022
Addressing securitization in conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia

EVENT

20th July 2022
As part of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) program, the X-Border Local Research Network held a report launch event to ex...

EVENT

26th May 2022
The Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme held a panel event to discuss the experiences of young people growing...

EVENT

20th January 2022
The Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme held a virtual panel discussion exploring how technology is advancing...

EVENT

7th December 2021
On 7 December, XCEPT team members Dr Alexander Ramsbotham of Conciliation Resources and Peter Beaumont of Satellite Applications Catapult took part in...

EVENT

22nd January 2021
On Friday, January 22, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center held a virtual panel discussion to examine the local actors and geopolitical s...

EVENT

20th August 2020
A focus on recent research on local populations’ everyday experience of transnational connectedness in the Horn and the implications for the aid and d...

Our research

XCEPT consists of three research components with different constellations of research partners:

X-Border Local Research Network

What are the causes and implications of conflict in border areas? How can we develop local research skills to investigate these issues?

Transnational Conflict Dynamics and Policy Responses

How do conflicts connect across borders through flows of people, weapons, and resources? How should policy responses adapt?

Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

What behavioural factors drive violence and enable peace? What are the implications for recovery and conflict prevention?  

What is XCEPT?

The Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme brings together world-leading experts to examine conflict-affected borderlands, how conflicts connect across borders, and the drivers of violent and peaceful behaviour.

Funded by UK Aid, XCEPT offers actionable research to inform policies and programmes that support peace.

PARTNERS

Chemonics International is one of the world’s leading partners in international development. As the world’s largest government funded development practitioner, Chemonics has a unique understanding of what works on programmes across fragile and conflict affected states.

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The Asia Foundation is a non-profit international development organisation committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia.

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Chatham House is a world-leading policy institute, with a mission to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous, and just world.

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King’s College London (KCL) is a public research university and a member institution of the federal University of London. Research is core to King’s: it is what we do, what we care about and how we educate.

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Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center is an independent research institute based in Beirut, Lebanon, that is part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent, non-profit organisation, founded in Sudan in 2001, whose researchers currently work across eastern and central Africa.

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Conciliation Resources is an independent international organisation working with people involved in conflict to prevent violence and build peace, and providing advice, support and practical resources.

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The Satellite Applications Catapult is an independent, innovation and technology research organisation. Our mission is ‘to innovate for a better world, empowered by satellites. We help organisations make use of, and benefit from, satellite technologies.

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@XCEPT Research - 17 Mar
RT @XCEPT_Research: Since the #coup in #Myanmar, thousands of people have fled across Chin State’s border, where locals in Mizoram provide…
@XCEPT Research - 17 Mar
RT @ICSR_Centre: Can exposure to trauma lead someone to join a violent extremist group? What makes someone willing to fight and die for the…
@XCEPT Research - 17 Mar
RT @inna_veleva: 20 years after the #Iraq invasion - how can the scars heal? In the #TheConversationWeekly, I discuss the insights from ou…
@XCEPT Research - 17 Mar
RT @RileyMairi: Really interesting day of #ISA2023 panels today. Also enjoyed presenting my ⁦@XCEPT_Research⁩ paper on Masculinity and conf…
@XCEPT Research - 16 Mar
Since the #coup in #Myanmar, thousands of people have fled across Chin State’s border, where locals in Mizoram provide humanitarian aid with little intl support. #XCEPT partner @FrontierMM writes on the increasing pressure facing local relief efforts: https://t.co/5bMoMqvWJE https://t.co/JyXA8Hg22A
@XCEPT Research - 16 Mar
RT @warstudies: 🗣 Join members of @XCEPT_Research to explore new perspectives on what can motivate someone to engage in terrorism and what…
@XCEPT Research - 15 Mar
RT @HayderSH: And if you are in the conference, join our discussion on Transnational Conflict Dynamics in the MENA Region as part of our @X…
@XCEPT Research - 15 Mar
RT @HayderSH: Follow the conversation #SuliForum2023 Make sure to watch our panel on the legacy of the invasion of Iraq after 2 decades wh…
@XCEPT Research - 14 Mar
Research by @XCEPT_Research partner @KingsCollegeLon highlights the need for further interdisciplinary research into the link between trauma, mental health and violent extremism. Read the report here: https://t.co/JvTmeR8gtN #violentextremism @FCDOREDGCSD https://t.co/PDR8u1uJaL
@XCEPT Research - 08 Mar
RT @inna_veleva: It was a pleasure to present our @XCEPT_Research on Reimagining #Mosul: The Role of Competing Memory Narratives in Post-Co…
@XCEPT Research - 07 Mar
Recent research by @XCEPT_Research partner @KingsCollegeLon offers valuable lessons for building sustainable peace in #Nineveh, #Iraq. Read the full report here: https://t.co/Nz2xgNxMBl #peacebuilding #conflict @FCDOREDGCSD @ICSR_Centre https://t.co/LHUf7OET6j
@XCEPT Research - 06 Mar
RT @CH_MENAP: How do conflict economies and transnational conflict systems interconnect? Join us TODAY for this @ChathamHouse @XCEPT_Resea…
@XCEPT Research - 03 Mar
RT @CH_MENAP: NEW @XCEPT_Research Twitter space: The impact of the transnational conflict supply chain on livelihoods from Lebanon into Ira…
@XCEPT Research - 02 Mar
Armed resistance groups in #Myanmar reject the military government's plans to resume foreign-funded infrastructure projects, as #conflict continues to rage two years after the #coup. #XCEPT partner @FrontierMM reports: https://t.co/jsSotfHXpx https://t.co/D5QbSkpCus
@XCEPT Research - 02 Mar
RT @FrontierMM: SPECIAL REPORT | A Chinese state-owned company and the military regime are quietly pushing forward with a railway line that…
@XCEPT Research - 02 Mar
RT @XCEPT_Research: Global inflation puts pressure on conflict-affected communities across the world. Listen to our XCEPT experts discuss h…
@XCEPT Research - 02 Mar
RT @CH_MENAP: Twitter Space🎙️ Join us next week for the third instalment of @ChathamHouse's @XCEPT_Research Twitter Spaces on the Conflic…
@XCEPT Research - 23 Feb
RT @Asia_Foundation: Since #Myanmar & #China's transition to market economies, trade has intensified in both directions, with the rise of C…
@XCEPT Research - 22 Feb
.@AzeemaCheema discusses the effects of #Pakistan’s border policies and the state collapse in #Afghanistan on communities in the Torkham borderland. Read her chapter in the @XCEPT_Research joint report from @Asia_Foundation, @RVInews and @CarnegieMEC here: https://t.co/MCJVU0nkug https://t.co/TzeHniCuop
@XCEPT Research - 22 Feb
RT @ICSR_Centre: "Memory is a very agile concept and is influenced by what you see". Fascinating talk from @irisharab7 and @inna_veleva la…