Dr Nils MallockQ&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)…
Clara MayGreen 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…
XCEPT Programme‘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…
XCEPT ProgrammeUnderstanding 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…
Dr Inna RudolfPhoto 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…
Clara MayThe 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…
XCEPT ProgrammeWaiting 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…
XCEPT ProgrammeFour 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…
