Borderland conflicts: infographic reports
for The Asia Foundation (X-Border project)

T roughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa there are many border regions where tensions and conflict persist. The X-Border project is a collaboration between the Asia Foundation, Rift Valley Institute and Carnegie Middle East Center. It aims to increase understanding of conflict in border areas and their international dimensions – in order to support effective policymaking,  development programming and capacity of local partners.

For the project, several reports, infographics and maps were designed. The image above is a map from the report Trade in the Sulu Archipelago and shows informal trade routes in the area.

The images below are examples from other published reports:

• Trade and livelihoods in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Borderlands (top left image: front page and map)
• Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands (top right image: newsletter first page)
• Beyond relief: Securing livelihoods and agency for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (bottom image: inside spread)