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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 22/09/2026

Is the United Nations still fit for purpose? As world leaders gather in New York for UN General Assembly, I discuss with Caitriona Perry on BBC key challenges for the next leader of the UN.

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 14/09/2026

Myanmar possesses some of the world’s most valuable deposits of jade, tin, gold and heavy rare earth elements. In our new investigation, my colleagues show how international demand for these key critical minerals is helping sustain war economies. A must-scroll: crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 10/07/2026

Here is how the fracture of one of the world’s largest drug trafficking groups sparked vicious fighting.

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 10/07/2026

Must-read debut report by @dmoravera.bsky.social on the criminal turf wars raging in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. President Claudia Sheinbaum should harness Trump's pressure to tackle official collusion and corruption that sustains organised crime in Mexico. www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/latin-am...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 10/06/2026

As ties between North Korea and Moscow deepen, Beijing is aggressively moving to reassert its grip. Excited for tomorrow's conversation on the high-stakes Xi-Kim summit and what it means for the security of the Korean Peninsula. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 27/05/2026

Ethiopia dominated my talks with policymakers in Washington and Europe. Here’s why the country’s northernmost region, Tigray, has become a powder keg potentially threatening all the Horn of Africa. us2.campaign-archive.com?e=[UNIQID]&u...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 29/04/2026

The Trump-Xi summit looms large in Beijing. Against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, tensions over Taiwan and tariffs, I explain why Xi enters talks with a strong hand: mailchi.mp/crisisgroup....

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 10/04/2026

The world must not lose sight of other hotspots even as they focus on war in the Middle East. Myanmar is one of them. @crisisgroup.org looks at why Rakhine state could prove pivotal in shaping the civil war. crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 02/04/2026

We @crisisgroup.org , and a range of prominent individuals, are calling for an initiative to protect global food security as the crisis deepens in the Strait of Hormuz. With war raging between Iran, the U.S., and Israel, here's how to ease the transit of food www.crisisgroup.org/stm/global/i...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 30/03/2026

We’ve also launched a new newsletter, The Month Ahead! In this first issue, we cover issues including the fallout from the Iran campaign, Sudan’s fourth year of war, and more. I hope you’ll join the conversation. Subscribe here: 📩 www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 30/03/2026

The beginning of 2026 has offered more or less a textbook example of what a slippery slope looks like when it comes to degradation of international rule of law. Our Spring Edition for the EU Watch List. www.crisisgroup.org/euw/global/w...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 25/03/2026

📩 🚨 Welcome to The Month Ahead - helping you make sense of a world lurching from crisis to crisis. Nearly four weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the global shockwaves are only beginning. I analyse the fallout and what might come next: mailchi.mp/crisisgroup....

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 28/02/2026

After Taliban attacks on Pakistan’s border areas, Pakistani jets hit Taliban targets across eastern and southern Afghanistan overnight. New @crisisgroup.org report urges peaceful ways to settle differences away from the battlefield. www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/asia-pac...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 14/02/2026

At a time when the AU is needed the most, it is arguably at its weakest since it was inaugurated. It’s time to put less weight on its institutional role & recognise that, right now, the key to conflict prevention most often lies in the hands of other players. www.crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 10/01/2026

Trump appears focused on forcing Caracas to accept what amounts to neocolonial tutelage & pillage of its oil. But there can’t be resolution of Venezuela’s deep-rooted, long-running conflict w/out comprehensive negotiations & sustained gradual political transition. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 31/12/2025

Here’s why the year ahead looks set to be as bloody as the one ending. Scroll through our latest visual explainer unpacking the conflicts @crisisgroup.org is watching in 2026. 3/3 www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 31/12/2025

🔴@crisisgroup.org’s 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026 is out. From the battlefields of Ukraine & Sudan, to the crisis in Venezuela, to the tentative ceasefire in Gaza, we lay out the global hotspots to pay attention to this coming year with @foreignpolicy.com ⬇️ 1/3 www.crisisgroup.org/global/10-co...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 15/11/2025

Ecuador is usually considered an oasis of calm as its South American neighbours descend into drug-related crime and conflict. No longer. Today, the country is the continent’s most violent nation. Why is President Daniel Noboa’s iron-fist approach failing? 📖 www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 05/07/2025

A new peace agreement offers hope of quelling hostilities between Kinshasa and Kigali in eastern DR Congo. But this Q&A highlights the tough road ahead as diplomats seek to ensure the agreement holds. ~ @emmanuelgamard.bsky.social @stevepomper.bsky.social www.crisisgroup.org/africa/great...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 03/07/2025

Our Global Tracker is out ⬇️ Crucial feature this month: 🕊️conflict resolution opportunity following a peace agreement between Kinshasa & Kigali. Can it help quell hostilities in eastern DR Congo or will Kigali’s conditions for its withdrawal pose obstacles? www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch?...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 03/06/2025

Europe is finally finding its voice on the Gaza Strip. A better and braver friend would have spoken out earlier and louder, but what matters now is that Europe acts. There is much that European leaders can do as @crisisgroup.org sets out here ⬇️ www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 10/05/2025

Pakistan hits back. We are inching closer to war as window to de-escalate shrinks between Islamabad and New Delhi. Allies need to help find bilateral avenues to defuse the tensions between these two nuclear adversaries. www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-a...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 03/05/2025

🚨Our new update for our global conflict tracker is here. The conflict in focus this month is India-Pakistan after a deadly attack in #Kashmir, but we also have eyes on Israel’s bombardment of #Gaza and Donald Trump’s ever-expanding campaign in #Yemen. www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch?...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 05/04/2025

As the crisis in the Red Sea and Yemen deepens, @crisisgroup.org created a visual explainer tracing how Houthi attacks in some of the world’s most important strategic waters have disrupted global supply chains. Scroll through here ⬇️ www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 16/03/2025

Trump’s poking and tariff threats at 🇨🇦 could unlock the country’s economic potential and not just stir up patriotic fervour. Just look at this @financialtimes.com resource map 👇🏾 but there’s a lot to do to make the economy more efficient. www.ft.com/content/d481...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 08/03/2025

Women’s roles as survivors and fighters in conflict, and as peacemakers in resolving it, are crucial but often overlooked. Here's my top 10 picks that shed light on gender and conflict on #InternationalWomensDay ⬇️ www.crisisgroup.org/global/comfo...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 02/03/2024

Great front cover! This week’s covers www.economist.com/the-world-th... from The Economist

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 01/02/2024

Crisis Group’s Iran Project Director, Ali Vaez, explains why the war in Gaza makes a nuclear Tehran more likely. 📌 Originally published in Foreign Affairs: www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/why-w...

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 15/01/2024

On 4 January, Myanmar’s military surrendered a city to the ethnic armed group Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, in a deal brokered by China. Richard Horsey says it is the most significant ground the military has given up in decades.

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 15/01/2024

The escape of gang leader Adolfo Macias, leading to an eruption of gang violence in Ecuador, has prompted President Noboa to declare an “internal armed conflict”. Important for the government to first regain control of prisons, says Glaeldys González Calanche.

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 15/01/2024

Experts Mairav Zonszein and Tahani Mustafa say that Blinken’s meeting with Netanyahu is unlikely to change the war’s course. Absent U.S. support for a permanent ceasefire, the humanitarian catastrophe in the strip is likely to worsen.

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