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Protecting refugee social capital in protracted displacement

20 Jul 2018 - 18:14
Jos Meester
Markus Göransson
Source: Flickr/DFID - UK Department for International Development
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Syrian refugees in Lebanon face ongoing deterioration in their socio-economic conditions. This policy brief argues that in these challenging circumstances, refugees rely to a great extent on their social capital to manage their experience of protracted displacement.
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Markus Göransson
Markus Göransson
Stockholm School of Economics

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Conflict and Fragility

Reports and papers

In the eye of the storm? (In)stability in Western Iraqi Kurdistan

13 Jul 2018 - 12:38
Erwin van Veen
Source: Levi Clancy-Wikimedia Commons
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New report analysing four factors that could drive future (in)stability in western Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Security and Defence

Alerts

Chemical weapons in Syria

11 Jul 2018 - 14:26
Kars de Bruijne
Source: Steve Rhodes/flickr
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Chemical weapons in Syria: Do retaliatory bombardments deter their usage?
In-depth data analysis shows that there is a surprising link between retaliatory bombardments and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

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Sustainability

Policy briefs

More than infrastructures: water challenges in Iraq

10 Jul 2018 - 12:17
Tobias von Lossow
Source: Hassan Partow-UN Environment/flickr
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Policy brief on how to address the challenges of water shortage in the process of rebuilding Iraq.

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Conflict and Fragility

Policy briefs

Iraq’s Al-Hashd al-Sha'abi: four key insights

28 Jun 2018 - 16:30
Erwin van Veen
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Power in perspective: Four key insights into Iraq’s Al-Hashd al-Sha’abi
Iraq's Al-Hashd al Sha'abi, the Popular Mobilization Forces, consists of over 50 armed groups. What impact will they have on the nature of the Iraqi state in the future?

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Sustainability

Policy briefs

Les risques de sécurité liés au climat en Irak et au Mali

20 Jun 2018 - 14:34
Tobias von Lossow
Source: flickr
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Que peut faire l'UE?
Note de politique que présente une analyse des consequences des missions et des politiques de l'UE sur les risques de sécurité liés au climat en Irak et au Mali.

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Sustainability

Policy briefs

Climate-related security risks Iraq and Mali: What the EU can do

20 Jun 2018 - 10:55
Louise van Schaik
Tobias von Lossow
Stefano Sarris, former Intern Planetary Security Initiative
Source: flickr
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Policy Brief analysing the impact of EU missions and policies on effective mitigation of climate-related security risks in Iraq and Mali
External authors
Stefano Sarris, former Intern Planetary Security Initiative
Stefano Sarris, former Intern Planetary Security Initiative

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Conflict and Fragility

Op-ed

Spring blossoms in Jordan, but what is next?

19 Jun 2018 - 15:28
Violet Benneker, PhD candidate and lecturer at the Institute of Political Science / Leiden University
Source: Protests in Jordan - Ali Saadi FB via Wikimedia Commons
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Opinion on the political choice Jordan is facing after years of economic mismanagement and unrest: meaningful and comprehensive reform or repression?
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Violet Benneker, PhD candidate and lecturer at the Institute of Political Science / Leiden University
Violet Benneker, PhD candidate and lecturer at the Institute of Political Science / Leiden University

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Conflict and Fragility

Op-ed

Are the next Libyan elections doomed to fail?

14 Jun 2018 - 15:41
Source: Wikipedia
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Commentary on the upcoming elections in Libya later this year and the challenges that need to be met in order to formulate a constitutional electoral framework.

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Strategic Foresight

Radar

Global Security Pulse: Migration & Security

31 May 2018 - 15:23
Kars de Bruijne
Louise van Schaik
Reinier Bergema
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The Global Security Pulse tracks emerging security trends and risks worldwide. This month we focus on Migration and Security, identifying new tensions in Europe and challenges to the international order.
External authors
Reinier Bergema
Reinier Bergema
Strategic Analyst, HCSS
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