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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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  • Sep272022

    Storytelling, Memory and Momentum: Iraq’s Tishreen Movement

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    By Ruba Ali Al-Hassani   Introduction While many observers claim that Iraq’s Tishreen protest movement has been coerced into silence,…

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  • Aug032022

    Stories as Research: How Community Narratives Inform Conflict Research

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    By Pauline Zerla Communities in the Central African Republic have experienced war for over a decade. Yet we rarely hear…

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  • Jul252022

    Do No (Self) Harm: Acknowledging Researcher Vulnerability in Research Ethics

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    By Gina Vale Social media has become an indispensable aspect of everyday life. Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Telegram, Tumblr,…

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  • Jul212022

    The Role of Trauma and Mental Health in Violent Extremism

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    The full Briefing Note can be accessed here. Please read on for the Key Findings. Traumatic experiences can be linked…

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  • May042022

    Bringing Loyalist and Opposition Factions Together: The Prospects for Reconciliation in New Syria

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    By Rahaf Aldoughli When Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was running for re-election in 2021, scenes of patriotic regime loyalists piercing their…

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