ICSR TeamThe Impact of Trauma Survey: Breaking cycles of trauma and violence
Read moreBy Sam Hibbs Global conflicts have doubled over the past five years. In 2024, one in eight people were exposed…
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What Next for Syria: Options, Opportunities & Challenges
Read moreWhere: King’s College London When: 13-14 May 2025 We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a major two-day conference, discussing…
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Beyond the Unity of Arenas: Understanding the agency and domestic motivations of Iraq’s Shi’a Resistance militants
Read moreIn 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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XCEPT Briefing Note – Shifting loyalties: understanding fighter motivations in Syria’s transitional phase
Read moreShifting loyalties: understanding fighter motivations in Syria’s transitional phase XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rahaf Aldoughli Following the fall of…
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XCEPT Review of Evidence – Trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial support interventions in fragile and conflict-affected areas
Read moreXCEPT Rapid review of evidence: Trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial support interventions in fragile and conflict-affected areas By Dr Alison Brettle,…
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Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon: Reopening Lebanon’s sectarian wounds
Read moreBy Mohamad El Kari Thanks to the ceasefire deal agreed with Israel, Lebanon has recently entered a state of fragile…
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Blood diamonds and bloodshed: The psychological drivers of violence in Sierra Leone’s civil war
Read moreBy 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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ICSR & PoE Event – The Global Coalition against Daesh: Countering Terrorism Beyond the Battlefield – Achievements, Research, and Future Directions, October 24th
Read moreWhere: King’s College London When: Thursday October 24th, 10am BST Co-hosted by ICSR and the Program on Extremism at The George Washington…
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XCEPT Briefing Note – The impact of terrorist kidnappings: lessons from Arsal, Lebanon
Read moreThe impact of terrorist kidnappings: lessons from Arsal, Lebanon XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rajan Basra and Dr Craig Larkin…
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Unravelling conflict: The power of predictive modelling
Read moreBy Sam Hibbs Over the past decade, the number and intensity of both inter- and intrastate conflicts has been rising.…
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XCEPT Briefing Note – Navigating conflicting memories: Reconciliation initiatives to engage the Yezidi population in Iraq require an urgent overhaul
Read moreNavigating conflicting memories: Reconciliation initiatives to engage the Yezidi population in Iraq require an urgent overhaul XCEPT Briefing Note By…
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XCEPT Briefing Note – The status of Iraqi children of ISIS-affiliated families outside of Jeddah 1 rehabilitation center
Read moreXCEPT Briefing Note: The status of Iraqi children of ISIS-affiliated families outside of Jeddah 1 rehabilitation center By Dr Joana…
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Q&A with Nils Mallock – XCEPT research
Read moreNils Mallock is a postdoctoral researcher with the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme at King’s College…
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The rise of Soldiers of God: Is Beirut back to the time of the militias?
Read moreBy Mohamad El Kari Members of Soldiers of God. Credit: An-Nahar They are a group of Lebanese muscular tattooed men…
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Rebuilding Downtown Beirut: Laying the foundations for division or reconciliation?
Read moreBy Clara May Beirut is the posterchild for a divided city. 15 years of fighting during Lebanon’s civil war (1975-1990)…
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Green Mosul: How trees helped a city recover after conflict
Read moreDr Omar Mohammed is a renowned historian and the voice behind ‘Mosul Eye’, a blog which anonymously documented life under…
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‘These statues are not just pieces of stone’: How sculpture helps Mosul heal
Read moreBy Ali Al-Baroodi The city of Mosul in Iraq encloses the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, which was…
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Understanding the role of unconscious bias in conflict dynamics
Read moreBy Emma Ciccarella Standing before members of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, in 1977, then President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, declared that…
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Photo essay: A week in Iraq
Read moreIn 2023, Dr Inna Rudolf, Dr Craig Larkin, and Dr Rajan Basra from the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends…
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The costs of ignoring conflict trauma in men and boys
Read moreBy Dr Heidi Riley and Clara May Content warning: contains mention of sexual violence and suicide. President Volodymyr Zelensky of…
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ICSR Event – God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America (Book Launch), February 6th
Read moreWhere: Online When: Tuesday February 6th, 5pm GMT ICSR invites you to attend a book launch for Prof Bruce Hoffman and Jacob…
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ICSR Event – Explaining Recruitment to Extremism: A Bayesian Hierarchical Case–Control Approach, January 29th
Read moreWhere: Online When: Monday January 29th, 5pm GMT ICSR invites you to attend a webinar with Dr Neil Ketchley and Dr Aaron…
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Waiting for war: Escalation on Lebanon’s southern border and conflict memory
Read moreBy Brontë Philips *This was written in December 2023, before the targeting of a senior Hamas commander in Beirut. Information…
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Childhood Innocence?: Mapping Trends in Teenage Terrorism Offenders
Read moreThe full report can be accessed here. An overview of its findings can be found here. A live version of…
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ICSR Event – The New World Disorder: How the West is Destroying Itself (Book Launch), November 21st
Read moreWhere: King’s College London When: Tuesday November 21st, 5.30pm GMT ICSR invites you to attend a book launch for Senior Fellow Prof…
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Imagined Threats: Demographic Conspiracy Theories, Antisemitism, and the Legacy of the 2018 Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack
Read moreThe full report can be accessed here. Please read on for the Executive Summary. On 2 August 2023, a…
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ICSR Report Launch – Childhood Innocence?: Mapping Trends in Teenage Terrorism Offenders, November 14th
Read moreWhere: King’s College London When: Tuesday November 14th, 5.30pm GMT Recent years have seen a sharp rise in cases of “homegrown” teenage…
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Behind the Mask: Uncovering the Extremist Messages of a 3D‑Printed Gun Designer
Read moreThe full report can be accessed here. Please read on for the Executive Summary. About this Study Within the…
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Four years on from Lebanon’s 17 October revolution
Read moreBy Mohamad El Kari Visiting Lebanon today, it is difficult to escape the feeling that a collective sense of hopelessness…
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ICSR & PoE Report Launch – Imagined Threats: Demographic Conspiracy Theories, Antisemitism, and the Legacy of the 2018 Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack, October 26th
Read moreWhere: Online When: Thursday October 26th, 3pm BST On October 26th, ICSR and the Program on Extremism at George Washington University will…
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ICSR Report Launch – Behind the Mask: Uncovering the Extremist Messages of a 3D-Printed Gun Designer, October 18th
Read moreWhere: King’s College London When: Wednesday October 18th, 6.15pm BST This new ICSR report reveals the digital footprint of the world’s most…
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ICSR Event – Routledge Handbook of Transnational Terrorism (Book Launch), October 9th
Read moreWhere: King’s College London When: Monday October 9th, 7.15pm BST ICSR invites you to attend a book launch for the Routledge…
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XCEPT Briefing Note – Imprisoned for Terrorism: The Experiences of Inmates in Roumieh Prison in Lebanon
Read moreXCEPT Briefing Note – Imprisoned for Terrorism: The Experiences of Inmates in Roumieh Prison in Lebanon Dr Craig Larkin &…
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What do we mean when we talk about ‘resilience’ to violent extremism?
Read moreBy Federica Calissano Speaking at a memorial event 10 years on from 9/11, then President of the United States, Barack…
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XCEPT Briefing Note – Men and Psychosocial Support Services Programming
Read moreXCEPT Briefing Note – Men and Psychosocial Support Services Programming Dr Heidi Riley This Briefing Note explores humanitarian responses to…
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Dr Inna Rudolf shares her research on post-conflict recovery in Mosul
Read moreDr Inna Rudolf is a Research Fellow on the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme at King’s…
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