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  • Oct062026

    Lebanese Hostages’ Families, Moral Injury and the Legacy of the Arsal Kidnappings

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    New research examines the long-term impact of the Arsal kidnappings in Lebanon, focusing on the families of the security personnel…

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  • Sep292026
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    Pause the Recording: Lessons Learned from the XCEPT Interviews in South Sudan

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    Anna Sebit describes her experience conducting interviews on behalf of the XCEPT programme in South Sudan. She describes the reality…

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  • Sep172026
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    Tangle of Trauma Webinar Recording

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    Recording of the XCEPT team's webinar 'The Tangle of Trauma: How Moral Injury Can Delay Peace in Conflict-Affected States' available…

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  • Sep162026

    AUKUS Renewed: Confronting Resilience Failures and Reframing the Narrative

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    By Sophia Gaston Introduction: There are many reasons why it can be challenging for foreign policy doctrines, projects or narratives…

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  • Sep102026
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    Q&A with Dr Nafees Hamid

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    An interview with Dr Nafees Hamid, XCEPT research programme, King's College London

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  • Sep012026
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    More Than a Drink: How Does Alcohol Shape Violence in South Sudan?

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    As part of the XCEPT programme research in South Sudan, we conducted surveys and interviews with community members in Kapoeta…

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  • Aug212026

    ‘Tree of Justice’ Protest: How Vietnamese Youth are Mobilising Online to Hold the Powerful to Account

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    A fatal car crash and a censored rap album, seemingly unrelated and a year apart, have sparked what could be…

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  • Aug102026

    Adverse Childhood Experiences and Violent Extremism: A Scoping Review of the Literature

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    This scoping review of the literature examines the link between adverse childhood experiences and violent extremism across 23 studies covering…

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  • Aug042026

    Six Years On, the Beirut Port Explosion is Still Not Over

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    Impunity, collective trauma and the unfinished pursuit of justice in Lebanon: six years on from the Beirut port blast.

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  • Aug032026

    How Has the War Reshaped Russian Views?

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    By Dr Jade McGlynn, Kimberly Metcalf and Dr Alexander Shulga Executive Summary: Over four years of full-scale war have changed…

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