Hello, Three years after the 7 October 2023 attacks and the chain of wars that followed, Israelis go to the polls at the end of next month in what some are calling the most important elections in thei...

Why America and Iran fight on without victory.

The coming withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces marks a significant moment in Iraq’s tumultuous recent history. Yet with the Middle East war bringing conflict to the country and questions surroundi...

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...

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...

Crisis Group expert Daniel Akech examines how President Kiir’s call for fresh elections aims to weaken his opponents, and may pave the way to worsening armed conflict

"Women hold communities together through wars but they are increasingly being left out of peace talks," writes Cristal Downing.

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...

"Women hold communities together through wars but they are increasingly being left out of peace talks," writes Cristal Downing.

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

The next secretary-general must get back to basics

With the post-World War II international order fading away and hostilities on the rise, the prospects for conflict prevention look dim. But the picture is not wholly dark. It is possible to identify t...

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

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood is joined by Crisis Group experts Richard Gowan and Daniel Forti to discuss next week’s UN General Assembly high-level week and whether a new Secretary-Gen...

This week on The Horn, Alan talks with Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk and Ahmed Nagi about what’s behind the Houthi offensive in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s response and the implications of emerging Sa...

In this special episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group expert Ahmed Nagi about the rapid Houthi advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, what they mean for Saudi Arabia and the wide...

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 ...

And why it must endure

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood is joined by Crisis Group experts Richard Gowan and Daniel Forti to discuss next week’s UN General Assembly high-level week and whether a new Secretary-Gen...

The multilateral missions that have helped the Somali government fight Al-Shabaab for nearly two decades may be coming to an end. Mogadishu and its partners should get started now developing a plan fo...

This week on The Horn, Alan talks with Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk and Ahmed Nagi about what’s behind the Houthi offensive in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s response and the implications of emerging Sa...

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

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which long enjoyed de facto autonomy in north-eastern Syria, have dissolved. But tensions in the region remain high as talks about integration with the centra...

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...

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group expert Olga Oliker about evolving nuclear calculations in Europe amid doubts about the U.S.’s NATO commitments. They also talk about the ...