This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group’s Africa director Murithi Mutiga about renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, how the conflict could unfold, the risks of regional escala...

Long-simmering tensions have turned to large-scale fighting after armed opposition groups in Tigray, Amhara and Afar launched a multi-pronged offensive against Ethiopian government forces. It is not t...

The selection of a new chief is an opportunity for governments to rally round the ailing organization and choose a ‘general’, not a ‘secretary,’ to lead the charge

La cuestión decisiva para la organización es si los gobiernos están dispuestos a cerrar filas y respaldarla

The selection of a new chief is an opportunity for governments to rally round the ailing organization and choose a ‘general’, not a ‘secretary,’ to lead the charge

We need to strengthen our system of co-operation, not replace it

And why it must endure

The Houthis’ rapid advance on the western Yemeni coast has opened a new front in the Middle East war that began with February’s U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. A truce in Yemen is an urgent priority, so ...

The results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.

The challenges facing the U.N. include recurrent financial shortfalls and political irrelevance to some of the world's major crises.

The IDF’s conduct in Gaza should prompt scrutiny of U.S. arms transfers.

As the 2026 General Assembly begins, the UN remains hobbled by cost cutting and big-power wrangling. The new Secretary-General to be chosen soon cannot cure all that ails the organisation, but much ca...

A new visual investigation shows how Myanmar's civil war is at the heart of jade, tin, gold and rare earths global supply chains

Congress must act to address new and old executive abuses.

The post-Cold War model of institutionalized peacemaking has waned. But influential capitals are still looking to end and avoid conflicts.

The post-Cold War model of institutionalized peacemaking has waned. But influential capitals are still looking to end and avoid conflicts.

The US president’s latest outburst reveals that Benjamin Netanyahu’s preferences continue to trump Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions

William Shakespeare wrote that “one man in his time plays many parts” in the theatre of the world. The Secretary General of the United Nations faces the even greater challenge of playing many differen...

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Crisis Group’s Michael Wahid Hanna on a prospective nuclear cooperation deal between Washington and Riyadh

The vague language of the U.S.-Iran cease-fire memo laid the foundation for the war’s resumption.

Families keep vigil at buildings where they fear their loved ones are trapped, but face an impossible task to move heavy debris.

Hello, It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through 2026. July is nearly upon us – as is a NATO summit.

Hello, It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through 2026. July is nearly upon us – as is a NATO summit.

Washington cannot afford to neglect the lessons of past counterinsurgency efforts as it contemplates a partnership with Mali’s military.

Since 1967, the Palestinian economy in the West Bank has become ever more dependent on the Israeli one. Harsh Israeli restrictions since 2023 have made matters much worse, risking instability. Outside...

In his first substantial conversation with a foreign journalist since being elected, Péter Magyar, Hungary’s new Prime Minister, discusses the rewriting of the Hungarian constitution, the implications...

Poorer countries face a triple whammy of crises in fuel, food and remittances

In this weekly update, Crisis Group experts take stock of developments in the Middle East war and the progress of efforts to end it.

Crisis Group President Comfort Ero and Horn of Africa Director Alan Boswell reflect on this week’s Sudan conference in Berlin, which revealed more divi-sion than unity among key external actors

Germany pledged a further 20 million euros ($23.6 million) to Sudan this year, the development ministry said on Wednesday, ‌ahead of an international aid conference hosted in Berlin that is aiming to ...