Dr Shiraz MaherIs the Islamic Republic on Borrowed Time?
Read moreThe troubled history of the Arab Spring sheds light on the fate of Iran’s uprising. It explains why the Islamic…
XCEPT ProgrammeAid Cuts, Differentiated Assistance, and Implications for Fatherhood in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
Read moreBy Dr Heidi Riley, Peter Kidi, and Clara May Centring local knowledge and voices is key to conducting impactful research.…
Prof John Bew CMGInside the White House Situation Room
Read moreHillary Clinton and others explore the psychology behind the decisions that shape history It is one of the defining images…
Dr Jade McGlynnThresholds of Survival: The Resistance in Occupied Ukraine
Read moreThe 2024 CSIS report Crossing Thresholds traced the emergence of diverse forms of resistance in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories between…
Dr Rajan BasraMore Than Bargaining Chips: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State Kidnapped and Used Hostages in Lebanon
Read moreThis paper presents an empirical examination of the Arsal hostage crisis in Lebanon, when Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State kidnapped…
Prof John Bew CMGThe Age of Invasion
Read moreHow Trump’s new global strategy will assert Washington’s hemispheric ambitions When a US presidential election race enters its final stages,…
- Prof John Bew CMG
The World According to Henry Kissinger
Read moreJérémie Gallon’s biography charts how the German émigré’s realpolitik diplomacy continues to shape the international order On 9 November 1944,…
- Dr Shiraz Maher
A New Syria Struggles to be Born
Read moreA year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria’s new government confronts domestic challenges and geopolitical hazards. Syrians could…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe Role of the Diaspora in the Conflict in Jonglei State: The Case of Greater Akobo
Read moreBy Chuol Gew Nhial Ngeprial In April 2025, the leader of the White Army Youth in Akobo, South Sudan, met…
XCEPT Programme‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’: Counting the Cost of Lebanese Nostalgia
Read moreBy Maria El Sammak While walking through the streets of Hamra, Beirut, in autumn this year, I came across an…
