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18th November 2019

Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Fall 2019

Joint bulletin from the X-Border Local research Network about recent research and activities from The Asia Foundation, Rift Valley Institute, and Carn...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Conflict Response Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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26th September 2019

Boundary Disputes 

Harith Hasan
As its authority has weakened, the Iraqi central government’s control over its borders has also eroded.
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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2nd September 2019

Much More Than a Border 

Kheder Khaddour
Albukamal and Qaim lie on a Syrian-Iraqi boundary that has had regional implications for decades.
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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6th August 2019

How is Puntland Coping with Yemen’s Fishing Boom? 

Khalif Abdirahman
Review of research carried out in Baargal on the eastern side of Cape Guardafui; Bareeda, on the north coast, and Xaabo.
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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22nd July 2019

When Less May Mean More

Ahmed Nagi
The United Arab Emirates is reducing its forces in Yemen, but remains the most powerful actor in the south.
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Middle East and North Africa Middle East Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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27th June 2019

Where the Periphery Dominates 

Harith Hasan
In the Iraqi governorate of Nineveh, contestation between its capital Mosul and rural communities sits alongside other ethnic, religious and sectarian...
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Middle East and North Africa Governance

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11th June 2019

Self-Propelled Conflict

Michael Young
Carnegie’s Ahmed Nagi discusses his recent trip to Yemen and shares his impressions of the Houthis’ expansion.
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics

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9th April 2019

A Different Type of Alliance

Anouar Boukhars
The G5 Sahel Joint Force shows that improvised security initiatives are becoming more common in Africa.
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Dynamics

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1st April 2019

Cool Calculating Radicals

Anouar Boukhars
Among jihadi groups in the Sahel, strategic gains not religion often determine a militant’s affiliation.
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent Extremism

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22nd March 2019

Oman’s Boiling Yemeni Border

Ahmed Nagi
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...
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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8th March 2019

From Frying Pan to Fire

Ahmed Nagi
African illegal migrants are entering Yemen in greater numbers, despite the ongoing war there.
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Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Migration Borderlands

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22nd February 2019

A Line in the Sand

Kheder Khaddour
The Syrian-Iraqi border has become a point of confrontation among regional and international powers.
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Middle East and North Africa Violent Extremism Conflict Dynamics

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19th October 2018

Yemen’s Other Proxy Struggle

Ahmed Nagi
In Mahrah Governorate, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are working to curtail Omani influence.
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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