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Podcast

6th December 2024
King’s College London’s War Studies podcast reflects on the 2014 genocide against the Yezidis and the situation today.

Blog

4th December 2024
This XCEPT blog post explores the motivations behind the atrocities and acts of extreme violence that were carried out during Sierra Leone’s civil war...

Blog

17th October 2024
In an interview, Kheder Khaddour and Armenak Tokmajyan discuss the country’s borders and why they have remained intact.

Blog

17th October 2024
The killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is the latest in a history of political-sectarian assassinations in Lebanon, and will likely intensif...

Blog

15th October 2024
The contestation over gold – and its connection to transnational networks – is becoming a major driver of Ethiopia’s complex conflicts.

Blog

4th September 2024
As humanitarian and reconstruction efforts are helping an Iraqi city deal with its violent past, one tree-planting project is helping to safeguard its...

Blog

27th August 2024
XCEPT researcher Sam Hibbs on how models of conflict allow us to consider how various elements interact side by side, and they help researchers from d...

Blog

22nd July 2024
XCEPT  researcher Nils Mallock on his experience researching the psychological causes of violent and high-risk political action in Iraq and Lebanon.

Video

15th July 2024
Researchers working in borderland regions of Asia, the Middle East and Africa share their experiences and approaches to conducting fieldwork.

Blog

2nd July 2024
XCEPT researchers at ICSR consider whether the heightened presence of the Soldiers of God militia in Lebanon is a new force, or an echo of old histori...

Podcast

27th June 2024
Why do groups enter into conflict when a peaceful resolution could be reached?

Blog

19th June 2024
South Sudan may be the youngest country in the world, but it’s already undergone a huge amount of violence – and the ongoing civil war in Sudan looks ...

Podcast

13th June 2024
What makes a person or a community resilient to violent extremism? Are these inherent characteristics or are they something that can be taught?

Blog

6th June 2024
How the continued existence of transnational smuggling networks highlight current issues in addressing and tackling the drivers and sources of conflic...

Blog

6th June 2024
XCEPT Research Fellow Patta Scott-Villiers considers what counts as ‘good evidence’ within the context of war, peace and instability, and explores met...

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