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23rd June 2021

Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Spring 2021...

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

Research report

14th June 2021

Yemeni Border Markets: From Economic Incubator to Military F...

Ahmed Nagi
Border markets on Yemen’s northwestern border with Saudi Arabia gave rise to a distinct economic system and bridged communities. Yet the war in Yeme...
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Yemen Middle East and North Africa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

2nd June 2021

How the Small Town of Sarmada Became Syria’s Gateway to the ...

Armenak Tokmajyan, Kheder Khaddour
Idlib is heavily dependent on the delivery of aid, the disruption of which would almost surely create a humanitarian crisis.
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Iraq Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

27th May 2021

The Hidden Face of Informal Cross-Border Trade in Tunisia Af...

Hamza Meddeb
Tunisia’s informal trade networks reflect growing trends: the country’s progressive shift away from Europe, and the rise of Turkey and China as major ...
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

14th May 2021

Basra Governorate: A Locality in Crisis. Local Government Cr...

Benedict Robin D'Cruz
This research addresses the reasons behind the failure of Basra’s local government in providing services to its citizens and analyses the impact of th...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance Conflict Economies

Blog

30th April 2021

How the Ever Given Gave Us a Lesson in Chokepoint Politics

Jatin Dua,
After six days stationary in the Suez Canal, the Ever Given was finally unstuck. While its name will soon become a piece of trivia about blocking one ...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows

Blog

26th April 2021

Sailors Without a Sea

Armenak Tokmajyan, Laith Qerbaa
Jordan’s bahhara have suffered from a closed border with Syria, but efforts to resume informal trade ties continue.
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Middle East and North Africa Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

23rd April 2021

Protest Vote: Why Iraq’s Next Elections are Unlikely to be G...

Sajad Jiyad
This paper suggests that the upcoming elections in Iraq will not be game-changers, but merely support the extension of the current domination of polit...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance

Article

19th April 2021

Thwarting Jordan’s Bahhara Trade With Syria Risks Social Unr...

Armenak Tokmajyan,
As border crossings reopen, Jordanian authorities might have to tolerate a degree of informal petty trade with Syria to revive Ramtha’s economy and pr...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Jordan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Borderlands

Blog

14th April 2021

Yemen and Coronavirus

Ahmed Nagi
The new coronavirus is spreading into conflict-affected states. The pandemic and efforts to contain it are much more likely to aggravate and multiply ...
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Middle East and North Africa Coronavirus

Research report

31st March 2021

Along the Kuwaiti-Saudi Border, Stability Is Built on Flexib...

Bader Al-Saif 
Over time, the Kuwait-Saudi border has developed a unique, flexible approach of firm physical boundaries but open economic boundaries. This approach...
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Middle East and North Africa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Conflict Economies Borderlands

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30th March 2021

The Making of the Kurdish Frontier: Power, Conflict, and Gov...

Harith Hasan, Kheder Khaddour
The Iraqi-Syrian border continues to be geopolitically restless. Kurdish parties have taken advantage of central government weaknesses to increase t...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

19th March 2021

Think Big: Why Broadening Negotiations Could Help Resolve th...

Bader Al-Saif 
Kuwait and Iraq have worked hard to rebuild bilateral ties. Resolving their maritime dispute as part of larger discussions could provide a model of di...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Transnational Flows Borderlands

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2nd March 2021

Chokepoints and Corridors: Ordering Maritime Space in the We...

Jatin Dua
In the Horn of Africa there is a dynamic interplay between land and sea that has shaped political, economic and social relationships.
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Yemen Somalia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows

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18th February 2021

Destructive Creations: Social-spatial Transformations in Con...

Omar Sirri
In Baghdad, violence, property and consumption are inextricably linked. This has spawned social-spatial transformations benefitting the political-econ...
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Middle East and North Africa Iraq Governance Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

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