Publications

  • May102023

    Martyrdom in Lebanon: An evolution of memory-making

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    By Bronte Philips In a speech given on Hezbollah’s 11 November Martyrs’ Day in 2021, the group’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah,…

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  • Apr262023

    Q&A with Dr Fiona McEwen – XCEPT research

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    Dr Fiona McEwen is the Survey and Interventions Director of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme…

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  • Apr122023

    Financing Violent Extremism: An Examination of Maligned Creativity in the Use of Financial Technologies

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    The full report can be accessed here. Please read on for the Executive Summary.   This workbook teaches researchers, analysts…

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  • Apr122023

    Can uncertainty make us violent? The role of uncertainty in encouraging violent and extremist ideologies

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    By Federica Calissano Uncertainty is a condition that all individuals experience, and it is something that we all, to differing extents,…

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  • Apr062023

    Translation in conflict: An instrument of power or a place of neutrality?

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    By Mohamad El Kari Credit: Shutterstock/igor kisselev. Within the realm of conflict zones, translators play a complex role in representing, and…

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  • Mar292023

    Forgotten refugees: The experiences of Syrian military defectors in Turkey

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    By Alison Brettle Photo: January 2023: Syrian refugee tents near the Syrian-Turkish border. Credit: Shutterstock/Mohammad Bash. In the 12 months…

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  • Jan122023

    Controversies and Challenges of Peacebuilding in Nineveh: Revisiting Post-IS Reconciliation in Iraq

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    The full Briefing Note can be accessed here. Key Findings: The lack of long-term engagement and strategic planning by international…

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  • Dec152022

    The legacy of trauma: Can trauma be transmitted across generations?

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    By Pauline Zerla Photo: Belfast, 2018: a women writes on the wall of peace commemorating the violence that happened in…

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  • Dec082022

    Gun-toting grannies and cattle raiders: Why understanding civilian-combatant identities can help conflict recovery

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    By Alison Brettle Photo: Man from Mundari Tribe, South Sudan. Credit: klublu/Shutterstock. What might Ukraine’s gun-toting grannies have in common…

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  • Nov172022

    What’s next for children in IS-affiliated families from Iraq?

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    By Joana Cook *In November 2022, the newly formed government of Iraq suspended repatriations of Iraqi nationals from al-Hol camp.…

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