Datasets
Research data
Datasets and structured research materials developed in connection with ongoing and completed research.
New Wars Data Set
Comparative tables of Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts in the Middle East, recording participants, war aims, methods of warfare and conflict magnitude. This standalone document is related to the New Wars paper.
Geographic scopeMiddle East
Authorship and version are unconfirmed. These tables differ from the appendix included in the related manuscript.
Dataset files
- View dataset PDF262 kB
Leaders Data Set
Records of leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, with fields for government type, time in office and reasons for departure. The archive includes a combined workbook and three workbooks grouped by duration in office.
Geographic scopeMiddle East and North Africa
Four working spreadsheets are available unchanged. The combined workbook includes research-planning notes; the duration-group files have a different column structure.
Dataset files
- Full workbook — XLSX25 kB
- 1–10 years — XLSX13 kB
- 11–20 years — XLSX11 kB
- 21+ years — XLSX12 kB
Iran Data Set
A working spreadsheet recording reported Israeli attacks in Iran, organised by date and location, with fields for coordinates, descriptions and sources.
Geographic scopeIran
The working spreadsheet is supplied unchanged from the file named Draft Sheet.xlsx. Incomplete and uncertain entries remain as recorded.
Dataset files
- Working dataset — XLSX504 kB
Research collection
Rebel diplomacy
Related collections of research materials on rebel diplomacy. Shared working documentation and a historical appendix are available below; selected source references link to the original publishers.
Syrian Transitional Government Diplomacy — November–December 2024
A collection of archived reports on diplomatic contacts involving Syria’s transitional administration.
Geographic scopeSyria
The collection retains its original November–December 2024 title; the source material extends beyond that period. An author-owned dataset or structured index has not been located. Selected source references are linked below.
Syrian Kurds Diplomacies Data Set
A collection of archived reports on diplomatic contacts involving Syrian Kurdish actors, including the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Geographic scopeSyria
An author-owned dataset or structured index has not been located for this collection. Selected source references are linked below.
Rebel Diplomacies — Miscellaneous Research Collection
A research collection concerning contacts and negotiations involving rebel movements, including Taliban- and Houthi-related material.
A consolidated author-owned dataset or structured index has not been located for this collection. Shared Rebel diplomacy documentation is available below.
Documentation available
Documentation & appendices
Working documents from the wider Rebel diplomacy research collection cover civil-war phases, government–rebel relationships and ideological classification. The historical appendix records conflict phases and diplomatic engagements. Files are supplied unchanged, including working notes; they are not consolidated datasets for the individual source collections above.