Publications

  • Jun082025

    Meet the President’s Main Man

    An elegant portrait of Jimmy Carter’s hawkish security adviser reveals him to be a pivotal figure in cold war policy.…

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  • May272025

    Q&A with Dr Costanza Torre

    Dr Costanza Torre is the lead researcher on the South Sudan branch of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends…

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  • May122025

    The Impact of Trauma Survey: Breaking Cycles of Trauma and Violence

    By Sam Hibbs Global conflicts have doubled over the past five years. In 2024, one in eight people were exposed…

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  • Mar282025

    Beyond the Unity of Arenas: Understanding the Agency and Domestic Motivations of Iraq’s Shi’a Resistance Militants

    In this interview, Clara May, Communications Manager for the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) project at King’s College…

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  • Mar172025

    Shifting Loyalties: Understanding Fighter Motivations in Syria’s Transitional Phase

    XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rahaf Aldoughli Following the fall of the Assad regime, and the establishment of a new…

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  • Feb282025

    Trauma, PTSD, and Psychosocial Support Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas

    By Dr Alison Brettle, Dr Pauline Zerla, and Sam Hibbs The greatest challenge for policymakers and practitioners in any transition…

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  • Dec192024

    Israel’s Bombardment of Lebanon: Reopening Lebanon’s Sectarian Wounds

    By Mohamad El Kari Thanks to the ceasefire deal agreed with Israel, Lebanon has recently entered a state of fragile…

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  • Dec052024

    The Rise of Machinepolitik

    There is a scene in Gustave Flaubert’s novel Sentimental Education that one cannot read without turning one’s mind to today.…

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  • Dec032024

    Blood Diamonds and Bloodshed: The Psychological Drivers of Violence in Sierra Leone’s Civil War

    By Clara May Sierra Leone’s civil war (1991-2002) was brutal. Reports of ‘savagery’ were not simply displays of rhetoric. Alongside…

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  • Sep262024

    The Impact of Terrorist Kidnappings: Lessons from Arsal, Lebanon

    XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rajan Basra and Dr Craig Larkin In 2014, jihadist groups overran the town of Arsal…

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