Gulf Arab leaders have been greeting one another warmly in public appearances, keen to show that the acrimony bedevilling their relations over the last decade is in the past. Six years after imposing a comprehensive air, land and sea blockade on Qatar over …
¿Qué hay de nuevo? En 2022, la presidenta de izquierda Xiomara Castro llegó al poder en Honduras. Prometió adoptar un enfoque comunitario de seguridad pública, reducir el papel del ejército y luchar contra la corrupción. Sin embargo, la frustración popular …
What happened? In June, to the surprise of most UN Security Council members, Mali’s government called on the Council to pull UN peacekeepers out of the country “without delay”. Some diplomats briefly considered options for keeping the UN Stabilisation …
The Wagner group rebellion in Russia on 24th June has become the biggest challenge to Vladimir Putin’s regime so far. Now, with Belarus President Lukashenka, a nominated broker of the deal between the Kremlin and Wagner’s leader, confirming that Prigozhin …
How do Ukrainian officials define victory, and what are their prospects? Ukrainian officials, and their backers, tell two stories of what victory looks like. The first entails Ukraine regaining all of its territory and receiving reparations from Moscow for …
A pesar de un ligero descenso en los homicidios, Honduras sigue siendo el segundo país más violento y el más peligroso para las mujeres en América Latina. En enero de 2022, la presidenta Xiomara Castro prometió enfocar la seguridad pública en la comunidad, …
Almost three months into the war in Sudan that has pitted the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese Army, the fighting shows no sign of slowing. Khartoum remains the epicentre, but Sudan’s periphery, especially the West Darfur region …
Que se passe-t-il ? Le Rwanda est devenu un partenaire très influent de la République centrafricaine (RCA). Principal pourvoyeur de Casques bleus de la Minusca, Kigali a également envoyé des troupes dans le cadre d’un accord bilatéral. Le pays contribue au …
Since the outbreak of the war in Sudan, the West Darfur region has seen a dramatic resurgence in violence. While the RSF and the Sudanese army have focused their war effort on the capital Khartoum, fighting has erupted between Arab and non-Arab militias …
Why is the UN Security Council talking about sexual violence, and will it be discussing health care for survivors? On 6 July, the UN Secretary-General issued his annual report on sexual violence in conflict, which identifies global and country-specific …
Deux ans après l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse, où en est l’insécurité en Haïti ? La vacance du pouvoir qui a suivi l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse en juillet 2021 a engendré l’épisode de violence le plus extrême de l’histoire récente d’ …
Western support for Ukraine’s war against Russia has faced continued scrutiny. Critics have compared the conflict to past American wars of choice, such as the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, which were informed by neoconservative foreign policy, aiming …
Amid heavy fighting between security forces and jihadist militants, abuses against civilians continued as transitional govt pursued all-military approach to insecurity. Jihadists inflicted heavy losses on security forces. Govt forces and civilian army …
What happened? On 24 June, mercenaries belonging to the Wagner Group, a private military company founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, advanced to within less than 200km from Moscow before turning back. It was an enormous shock to the nation – one that has left …
On 24 June, Vladimir Putin faced the biggest challenge in over two decades at Russia’s helm: a mutiny by a mercenary group fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the mercenary force known as the Wagner Group, took …
When Arab countries admitted Syria back into the League of Arab States in May, it looked as if the regime of President Bashar al-Assad had pulled off a successful bid for rehabilitation after years of brutally suppressing its opponents. By welcoming Syria …
The year-long negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan on a peace agreement have reached a critical moment. Since May, leaders and their representatives have regularly convened in various capitals worldwide. And today, delegates are due to begin several …
26 June 2023 Russian weapons and facilities are under solid control and there’s no evidence that Wagner or anyone else is looking to capture them. Time Program Director, Europe and Central Asia
Over the weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private security company known as the Wagner Group, spearheaded an insurrection in Russia. In response to Kremlin moves to bring Wagner under the Russian army’s command and, according to him, …
What’s new? For sixteen-plus years, the U.S. has helped wage war on Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. While President Joe Biden has wound down U.S. participation in some post-9/11 conflicts, he has approached Somalia differently – reversing his predecessor’ …
