XCEPT

  • 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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  • 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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  • Aug272024

    Unravelling Conflict: The Power of Predictive Modelling

    By Sam Hibbs Over the past decade, the number and intensity of both inter- and intrastate conflicts has been rising.…

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  • Aug062024

    Navigating Conflicting Memories: Reconciliation Initiatives to Engage the Yezidi Population in Iraq Require an Urgent Overhaul

    XCEPT Briefing Note By Dr Inna Rudolf August 2024 marks 10 years since the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) committed genocide…

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  • Jul292024

    The Status of Iraqi Children of ISIS-Affiliated Families Outside of Jeddah 1 Rehabilitation Center

    By Dr Joana Cook Iraq currently hosts over one million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The majority of these IDPs were…

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