The climate crisis is here – and, more and more, it fuels deadly conflict. Around the globe, millions already experience record heat waves, droughts, floods and rising sea levels. The impacts of climate change are already transforming ecosystems, …
新发展：缅甸的青年（特别是年轻女性）挑战了男权社会的年龄与性别规范，为反军事的抵抗运动作出了可见且重要的贡献。然而，政变发生两年后，他们在很大程度上仍被排除在正式政治权力之外，他们在反对派运动中的作用往往不为人所知。 重要性：传统上，除了昂山素季这一显著的特列，缅甸的政治由年长的男性所主导。政策规划因此对女性及青年不利。缅甸政变后危机的结果尚未明确，但是在反军事的抵抗运动中改变传统规范很可能会更广泛地影响政治和社会。 应做工作：平行的民族团结政府（NUG …
There are indirect, yet undeniable links between climate, the environment and deadly conflict. Today, however, these links are dangerously overlooked. In the Horn of Africa, climate change is already increasing food insecurity, water scarcity and resource …
Benin February 2023 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 January 2023 February 2023 Sporadic jihadist violence persisted in north despite govt’s efforts to strengthen military power. Suspected jihadist attacks continued in northern Atakora department. …
What’s new? President Gustavo Petro’s government has embarked on a policy of “total peace”, aiming to achieve sharp reductions in lethal violence. The administration says it will first work to pen humanitarian agreements with an array of armed and criminal …
In this video, Olga Oliker, Crisis Group Europe and Central Asia Program Director, talks about the current state of the war in Ukraine a year after Russia's invasion and reflects on the disconnect between the goals of ending the war and of bringing …
Nigeria’s forthcoming general elections, with three presidential candidates of note, will be hard fought and different from previous polls in several ways, posing new challenges. Amid widespread insecurity, there has been an uptick in election violence, …
One year into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prospects for a settlement remain bleak. On 21 February, President Vladimir Putin announced in a belligerent yearly address that he would suspend Russia’s participation in New START, its last …
What’s new? The Taliban have ordered the most sweeping rollbacks of women’s rights since retaking power in 2021, part of a series of escalating moves to enforce the group’s heterodox conservatism. Girls and women are losing access to education, employment …
Accusations of anti-semitism and nazism have been a leitmotif of the Russian-Ukrainian war from its start. Russian propaganda has consistently accused Ukraine’s government of ultra-nationalist and fascist tendencies since the conflict began in 2014. …
This Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on a resolution marking the first anniversary of Russia’s all-out assault on Ukraine and calling on Moscow to end the war. Western Diplomats expect at least two-thirds of the General Assembly’s …
Nigerians will go to the polls on 25 February to elect a new president. The election is shaping up as a three-way contest between Bola Tinubu, a veteran Nigerian politician from the ruling All Progressives Congress party, Atiku Abubakar, a former vice …
Nigeria’s forthcoming general elections, with three presidential candidates of note, will be hard fought and different from previous polls in several ways, posing new challenges. Amid widespread insecurity, there has been an uptick in election violence, …
¿Qué desencadenó la ola de protestas que azota a Perú desde hace dos meses y por qué los disturbios han resultado tan letales? El 7 de diciembre de 2022, Pedro Castillo, entonces presidente de Perú, se dirigió a la nación horas antes de enfrentarse a una …
When Kosovo seceded from Serbia, it didn’t make a clean break. Its Serb-majority areas stayed loyal to Belgrade, especially in the north, along the border. A messy status quo has largely held for 15 years, but elections in Kosovo set for April – to replace …
In July 2022, as Russia’s offensive in Ukraine was sputtering and Moscow was running low on weapons, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan made a major announcement: Iran was providing or preparing to send Russia unmanned aerial vehicles. Tehran …
This week on The Horn, Alan Boswell speaks with Abdi Latif Dahir, East Africa correspondent for The New York Times, about the political landscape of several East African countries. They talk about President Museveni's long-lasting hold on power in …
What Happened In January? The Lebanese lira (LBP) crashed to alltime lows, reaching 63,500 LBP to $1 on 27 January, which cut purchasing power further. Parliament continued to deadlock over the appointment of a president and the caretaker government proved …
What Happened In January? Government operations against Al-Shabaab shifted to Galmudug state, even as the militants attacked positions recovered by the government elsewhere. Puntland state announced it is suspending most ties with the federal government. …
What’s new? In the third week of February, the African Union (AU) will hold its annual heads of state summit. The meeting affords African leaders a chance to assess the AU’s readiness to confront the numerous internal and external challenges the continent …
