XCEPT Research

We research transnational conflict trends, conflict-affected borderlands, and drivers of violent & peaceful behaviour. Funded by @FCDOREDGCSD

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How do checkpoints reshape conflict?
Join us on 18 June for an evidence session on how checkpoint economies shape conflict, governance, and livelihoods.
📍 Online
⏰ 09:30 BST
👉 Register: https://t.co/I96WYeT3Vf
#ConflictResearch #TRACE

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New XCEPT report out now: Responding to climate change‑related insecurity in the Lake Chad region by Cedric de Coning, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Freedom Onuoha, Saibou Issa & Thor Olav Iversen.
Read it here: https://t.co/4jw6EVOOsC

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New working paper out now: Wars over checkpoints explores how roadblocks shape power, markets and conflict across borderlands from Myanmar to South Sudan, Yemen and beyond. Essential reading on the politics of circulation. https://t.co/L7ol9qIKAm

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Ethiopia:
📗Women in ethnonational armed groups in Ethiopia - https://t.co/lsW8Q8Ld5t
📗Ethiopia’s Red Sea strategy and regional security - https://t.co/Dj1x8KnNse

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Timely research from XCEPT on Sudan and Ethiopia. Full reports below ⬇️
#Sudan #Ethiopia #HornOfAfrica

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Sudan:
📙Conflict, governance and identity in Sudan - https://t.co/dt1POVtk9C
📙Displaced Sudanese women and girls in eastern Chad – https://t.co/fmittHoo64
📙Impact of underfunded aid on Sudanese women refugees in Chad – https://t.co/sR0nDlAE9J

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Still time to register for our virtual panel on Afghanistan’s water crisis & climate challenges – 21 Jan, 11:00 GMT.
Experts will discuss Helmand River Basin, adaptation strategies & transboundary disputes.
👉 Register: https://t.co/uQDz5ngtjm
#Afghanistan #Climate #WaterSecurity

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A new article by Henri Myrttinen & Lal Rin Sangi explores how displacement and conflict are reshaping gender norms among Myanmar’s Chin refugee women in India. Powerful insights on equality, identity & resilience.
👉Read here: https://t.co/VQm5gVGPCp

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🌍 Join us on 21 Jan 2026 for a virtual panel on Afghanistan’s water crisis, livelihoods & transboundary challenges - co-hosted by XCEPT and @EUinAfghanistan
🕒 11:00 GMT | 📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://t.co/wOQCivnBIc
#Afghanistan #ClimateChange #WaterSecurity

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A new blog by @MFurlanBuckl explores how Indigenous-led environmental movements in South America’s ‘lithium triangle’ are defending their rights in the face of the intensive resource extraction demanded by the energy transition.
https://t.co/Fj5hoVywVy

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Peuhl women’s voices matter for shaping effective CT and governance strategies. Ignoring their lived realities risks reinforcing the dynamics we seek to dismantle.
📖Full report: https://t.co/N2BSv2EePS

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New XCEPT research by @CorinneDufka, @NiccolaMilnes, and @rmaghrebi reveals how women from the Peuhl ethnic group experience life under JNIM in Mali and Burkina Faso – and what this means for counterterrorism strategies.
🧵 #Sahel #WomenPeaceSecurity

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Policy considerations
✅ Rebuild trust in the state through restraint + accountability
✅ Embed inclusive engagement early
✅ Reinforce state services to counter JNIM governance
✅ Avoid confusing conservative Islam with radicalisation
✅ Strengthen regional CT coordination

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As SAF struggles to reassert control, RSF’s embeddedness in regional economies and border governance poses a profound challenge to Sudan’s future.
Read the full report: https://t.co/aXPRx3QGVb
#Sudan #Darfur #RSF #AlFashir #Borderlands #Governance

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A new XCEPT report reveals how RSF governance is evolving across Sudan’s borderlands, and what this means for sovereignty, humanitarian access, and regional stability. 🧵

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But RSF governance is not uniform. In West Darfur, RSF-aligned militias have committed atrocities, including what the US has labelled genocide. In other areas, transactional arrangements have created relative stability.