X-Border Local Research Network
Understanding Conflict in Border Regions
In Asia, the Middle East and Africa, conflict and instability endure in contested border regions where local tensions connect with regional and global dynamics. The Asia Foundation, the Rift Valley Institute and the Carnegie Middle East Center are working together to better understand the causes and impacts of conflict in these border areas and their international dimensions, support more effective policymaking and development programming, and build the capacity of their local partners to leverage research to advocate for peaceful change.
Project information
Asia Foundation X-Border Research
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Peripheral Vision Spring 2023: Localizing Conflict Responses in Contested Areas
2023
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Resistance and the Cost of the Coup in Chin State, Myanmar
June 28, 2023
Publication
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X-Border Local Research Network
May 18, 2023
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Peripheral Vision: The Effects of Global inflation on Conflict-Affected Border Areas – Fall 2022
2023
Program Snapshot
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Cross-Border Conflict Research Program at Geneva Peace Week 2022
December 14, 2022
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Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Spring 2022
July 28, 2022
Publication
Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands
Published twice a year, Peripheral Vision is a series of field dispatches, collecting insights from our research teams in the countries and regions where we’re working. The bulletin captures developments beyond the 24-hour news cycle, presenting sharp and detailed analysis on recent sociopolitical events.
X-Border Research from our Partners in the Middle East and Africa
The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent nonprofit organization working in Eastern and Central Africa.
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Cash, Commodification and Conflict in South Sudan
Rift Valley Institute
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Somalia and Yemen’s Cross-border Maritime Economy
Rift Valley Institute
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Monetized Livelihoods and Militarized Labour in South Sudan’s Borderlands
Rift Valley Institute
The Carnegie Middle East Center is an independent policy research institute and part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Boundary Disputes on the Iran-Iraq Frontier
Carnegie Middle East Center
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The Cities of Albukamal, Syria and Qaim, Iraq: Much More Than A Border
Carnegie Middle East Center
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Marib, Yemen: Rising Above the Conflict
Carnegie Middle East Center
Supported by
The X-Border Local Research Network is part of the Cross-Border Conflict – Evidence, Policy and Trends program, and is funded by UK aid from the UK government.