For a few months now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly invoked the name of the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city: Rafah. His government has relentlessly threatened Hamas—and promised its own public—that it will soon send ground troops …
In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell speaks with Enrica Picco, Crisis Group’s Central Africa Project Director, about Mahamat Déby’s rule in Chad as the country heads for elections in May. They discuss Déby’s ascendance to power after the death of his …
When U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, one of the staunchest pro-Israel lawmakers in the United States and the highest-ranking Jewish official in Washington, effectively called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ouster on the Senate …
Not so long ago, policymakers in Washington and other Western capitals gave little apparent thought to the possibility that the rest of the world might hold opinions distinct from their own. There were some exceptions: governments that the West deemed “ …
преведено са енглеског Шта има новога? Сукоб између полиције и српских паравојних формација дао је Косову подстицај да у потпуности интегрише свој побуњени северни регион, потискујући преостале српске институције на које се становништво ослања. Договор кој …
What happened in March? Haiti’s two largest gang coalitions joined forces under a broad front known as Viv Ansanm, launching coordinated attacks to seize control of critical sites in the capital Port-au-Prince and deter a Kenya-led international security …
This week on Hold Your Fire! Richard talks with Crisis Group experts Jerome Drevon, Ibraheem Bahiss and Olga Oliker about the attack on Crocus City Hall in a Moscow suburb claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS), how the group and its affiliates have evolved …
A string of coups in the central Sahel continues to reverberate in West Africa. On 28 January, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – where military officers seized power in a series of putsches beginning in 2021 – announced that they were exiting the Economic …
In January, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un surprised the world by asserting that the existence of two Koreas – the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the north and the Republic of Korea in the south – had in his view become permanent. Kim …
What’s new? Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) has gained ground in the intra-jihadist fighting in north-eastern Nigeria, halting the previous momentum of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). In the course of 2023, JAS took most of …
Crisis Group President and CEO Comfort Ero joins Ben Rhodes, Former U.S. Deputy Security Advisor, and Leila Fadel, Host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First, at South by South West to discuss the geopolitical role of the U.S., the global south's …
ترجمة من الإنكليزية كما لوحظ على نطاق واسع، أُخِذ المسؤولون الأمنيون الإسرائيليون على حين غرة بهجوم حماس المروع في 7 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر، وهو الإهمال الذي سمح باستمرار الهياج لساعات قبل أن تتمكن القوات الإسرائيلية من استعادة السيطرة. لكن الإسرائيليين لم …
In this episode of Ripple Effect, Michael Hanna is joined by Leslie Vinjamuri, U.S. and Americas program director at Chatham House, and Richard Gowan, Crisis Group’s UN director, to talk about how the November elections will affect Washington’s approach to …
China has more leverage in Myanmar than any other foreign power. While it cannot dictate outcomes, it has significant influence over events. In this online event, Crisis Group’s Senior Adviser on Myanmar, Richard Horsey, will be joined by external experts …
What’s new? Notwithstanding a recent flurry of diplomacy, China remains unhappy with Myanmar’s military regime and resistant to normalising relations. In late 2023, it gave tacit support to a major rebel offensive in north-eastern Myanmar that dealt the …
What happened? On the evening of 22 March, militants mounted a harrowing attack on Crocus City Hall, a music venue in the suburbs of Moscow, taking at least 139 lives. Surveillance camera footage from inside the building shows the assailants firing …
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Comfort Ero, Crisis Group’s President and CEO, and Stephen Pomper, Chief of Policy, to talk about a string of recent conferences – in Germany, India and Türkiye – and obstacles to diplomacy aimed at …
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Alsanosi Adam, an active member of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), a youth-led grassroots network providing aid and basic services for civilians in many areas across the country, especially in the capital …
The information provided below relies on our monthly global conflict tracker, CrisisWatch, and qualitative assessments provided by Crisis Group’s analysts based in or near conflict areas. The selection is not exhaustive, and should be read in conjunction …
Traduit de l’anglais Depuis l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse en juillet 2021, des gangs violents et fortement armés ont étendu leur emprise sur de vastes territoires haïtiens. À l’aube du 29 février, ils ont démontré leur capacité d’intervention de …
