Publications

  • Jul012025

    ‘A New Era for Lebanon’: Can an end to political posters in Beirut challenge sectarian divides?

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    By Brontë Philips *Pseudonyms have been used throughout to protect the identity of those interviewed. On 9 April 2025, two…

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  • May272025

    Q&A with Dr Costanza Torre – XCEPT research

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    Dr Costanza Torre is the lead researcher on the South Sudan branch of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends…

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  • May122025

    The Impact of Trauma Survey: Breaking cycles of trauma and violence

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    By Sam Hibbs Global conflicts have doubled over the past five years. In 2024, one in eight people were exposed…

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  • Mar282025

    Beyond the Unity of Arenas: Understanding the agency and domestic motivations of Iraq’s Shi’a Resistance militants

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    In this interview, Clara May, Communications Manager for the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) project at King’s College…

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  • Mar172025

    XCEPT Briefing Note – Shifting loyalties: understanding fighter motivations in Syria’s transitional phase

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    Shifting loyalties: understanding fighter motivations in Syria’s transitional phase XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rahaf Aldoughli Following the fall of…

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  • Feb282025

    XCEPT Review of Evidence – Trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial support interventions in fragile and conflict-affected areas

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    XCEPT Rapid review of evidence: Trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial support interventions in fragile and conflict-affected areas By Dr Alison Brettle,…

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  • Dec192024

    Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon: Reopening Lebanon’s sectarian wounds

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    By Mohamad El Kari Thanks to the ceasefire deal agreed with Israel, Lebanon has recently entered a state of fragile…

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  • Dec032024

    Blood diamonds and bloodshed: The psychological drivers of violence in Sierra Leone’s civil war

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    By Clara May Sierra Leone’s civil war (1991-2002) was brutal. Reports of ‘savagery’ were not simply displays of rhetoric. Alongside…

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  • Sep262024

    XCEPT Briefing Note – The impact of terrorist kidnappings: lessons from Arsal, Lebanon

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    The impact of terrorist kidnappings: lessons from Arsal, Lebanon XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rajan Basra and Dr Craig Larkin…

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  • Aug272024

    Unravelling conflict: The power of predictive modelling

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    By Sam Hibbs Over the past decade, the number and intensity of both inter- and intrastate conflicts has been rising.…

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