XCEPT ProgrammeA New Era for Lebanon: Can an End to Political Posters in Beirut Challenge Sectarian Divides?
Read moreBy Brontë Philips *Pseudonyms have been used throughout to protect the identity of those interviewed. On 9 April 2025, two…
XCEPT ProgrammeQ&A with Dr Costanza Torre
Read moreDr Costanza Torre is the lead researcher on the South Sudan branch of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe 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…
Dr Inna RudolfBeyond 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…
XCEPT ProgrammeIsrael’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…
Clara MayBlood 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…
XCEPT ProgrammeUnravelling 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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Q&A with Nils Mallock
Read moreNils Mallock is a postdoctoral researcher with the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme at King’s College…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe 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…
Clara MayRebuilding 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)…
