Author archive for XCEPT Programme

  • May272025

    Q&A with Dr Costanza Torre

    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

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

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  • Mar172025

    Shifting Loyalties: Understanding Fighter Motivations in Syria’s Transitional Phase

    XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rahaf Aldoughli Following the fall of the Assad regime, and the establishment of a new…

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  • Feb282025

    Trauma, PTSD, and Psychosocial Support Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas

    By Dr Alison Brettle, Dr Pauline Zerla, and Sam Hibbs The greatest challenge for policymakers and practitioners in any transition…

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  • Dec192024

    Israel’s Bombardment of Lebanon: Reopening Lebanon’s Sectarian Wounds

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

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  • Aug272024

    Unravelling Conflict: The Power of Predictive Modelling

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

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  • Jul292024

    The Status of Iraqi Children of ISIS-Affiliated Families Outside of Jeddah 1 Rehabilitation Center

    By Dr Joana Cook Iraq currently hosts over one million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The majority of these IDPs were…

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  • Jul012024

    The Rise of Soldiers of God: Is Beirut Back to the Time of the Militias?

    By Mohamad El Kari Members of Soldiers of God. Credit: An-Nahar They are a group of Lebanese muscular tattooed men…

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  • Mar252024

    ‘These Statues Are Not Just Pieces of Stone’: How Sculpture Helps Mosul Heal

    By Ali Al-Baroodi The city of Mosul in Iraq encloses the ruins of the ancient city of Nineveh, which was…

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  • Mar112024

    Understanding the Role of Unconscious Bias in Conflict Dynamics

    By 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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