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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Jul282026

    Uncovering the Motivations of Jihadists in a Hostage Crisis

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    Dr Rajan Basra is a researcher on the XCEPT programme at King’s College London. His paper with Dr Craig Larkin,…

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  • Jul152026

    Iraq’s PMF Integration Paradox: Competing Visions for a Future Within the Iraqi State

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    Twelve years after its creation, Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) sits at the centre of the country’s security, political, and…

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  • May112026

    Who Wants Hezbollah to Stay Armed?

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    A new study by XCEPT researchers Nils Mallock and Nafees Hamid, published in Foreign Policy, presents empirical evidence on why…

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