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Communities living on either side of national borders often forge deep cultural and economic ties but suffer acutely when countries clash. Borders har...

What is it like to be a refugee? This rich collection of multigenerational oral histories sheds light on the unique and personal circumstances of diff...

Western visions for a post-war Syria often entail the creation of disarmament and reintegration programs oriented toward members of Islamist groups an...

Satellite and open-source data are revolutionising research on conflicts, particularly those in remote, hard-to-access regions. But these fast-acceler...

Learnings from working with Rohingya residing in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

This blog is the first in a series published by the Rift Valley Institute to help understand the causes of the drought-related crisis in the Somali re...

The attack of January 17 will force the United Arab Emirates to make one of two choices, neither of them desirable.

Rising pressure against Lebanon from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states may well be tied to Hezbollah’s role in Yemen.

Joint bulletin from The Asia Foundation, Rift Valley Institute, and Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center about recent research and activities.

Haroun Rahimi, from the American University of Afghanistan, explores the multidirectional impact that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has had on...

Ethiopia’s devastating civil war recently entered into its second year and, to achieve peace, both sides in the conflict need to accept some difficult...

As an entrenched military elite tries to protect extensive economic and political interests despite no public support, parts of the old regime are rea...