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Research report

8th June 2020

The Stakes in the Syrian-Turkish Border Zone

Kheder Khaddour
The Syrian-Turkish border has also allowed Turkey to play a greater role in Syria, fulfilling Turkish regional ambitions while also generating economi...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

Blog

3rd June 2020

Beyond the Line in the Sand

Armenak Tokmajyan, Walid Al-Nofal
Syria’s conflict has transformed the conditions of tribal clan notables who have sought refuge in Jordan.
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Middle East and North Africa Migration Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

3rd June 2020

A Fluid Frontier

Kheder Khaddour, Manhal Bareesh
Turkey is altering the nature of Syrian border areas, perhaps presaging more far-reaching steps.
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Middle East and North Africa Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

27th May 2020

Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves

Dalia Ghanem  
Smuggling goods across the border between Algeria and Tunisia has created a parallel economy for marginalized border populations. Law enforcement and ...
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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Libya Egypt Algeria Transnational Flows Organised Crime Borderlands

Blog

29th April 2020

Living Off the Books

Hamza Meddeb
Economies in the Middle East and North Africa are suffering from supply chain problems due to the coronavirus.
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Middle East and North Africa Migration Coronavirus Conflict Economies

Video

27th April 2020

Yemen’s Catalogue of Woes

Michael Young
In an interview, Ahmed Nagi discusses the dangers of the coronavirus in a country already facing a terrible conflict.
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Middle East and North Africa Coronavirus

Video

15th April 2020

The Middle East’s Newest Front

Michael Young
In an interview, Harith Hasan and Kheder Khaddour discuss their recent paper on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
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Middle East and North Africa Violent Extremism Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

31st March 2020

The Transformation of the Iraqi-Syrian Border: From a Nation...

Harith Hasan, Kheder Khaddour
The Iraqi-Syrian border near Qaim and Bukamal has become a magnet for conflict, as Iraqi and Syrian state actors compete with Iranian-backed nonstate ...
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Syria Middle East and North Africa Iraq Violent Extremism Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

31st March 2020

Eastern Yemen’s Tribal Model for Containing Conflict

Ahmed Nagi
Mahra in eastern Yemen has relied on a tribal code of conduct to escape the worst excesses of the country’s civil war. Localized forms of conflict man...
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Yemen Oman Middle East and North Africa Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Governance Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Photo Essay

20th February 2020

Mahra, Yemen: A Shadow Conflict Worth Watching

Ahmed Nagi
A Yemeni scholar shares glimpses of his journey through remote eastern Yemen, where the war-torn country’s wealthy neighbors are jostling for influenc...
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows Conflict Economies

Blog

10th February 2020

Divided, Yemen is Falling 

Ahmed Nagi
The country’s suffering has been exacerbated by the rise of internal borders, from which militias have greatly benefited.
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Middle East and North Africa Organised Crime Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

27th January 2020

An Art Unto Itself

Armenak Tokmajyan
In conducting research in the Middle East, don’t ignore the importance of the personal.
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Middle East and North Africa Transnational Flows

Newsletter

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

Blog

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

Blog

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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