With blue-helmet deployments shrinking, and facing political and financial headwinds, it may seem that the heyday of multilateral peacekeeping is over. But at UN headquarters in New York, the discussions about the subject are not quite so fatalistic.

With blue-helmet deployments shrinking, and facing political and financial headwinds, it may seem that the heyday of multilateral peacekeeping is over. But at UN headquarters in New York, the discussions about the subject are not quite so fatalistic.

With blue-helmet deployments shrinking, and facing political and financial headwinds, it may seem that the heyday of multilateral peacekeeping is over. But at UN headquarters in New York, the discussions about the subject are not quite so fatalistic.

With blue-helmet deployments shrinking, and facing political and financial headwinds, it may seem that the heyday of multilateral peacekeeping is over. But at UN headquarters in New York, the discussions about the subject are not quite so fatalistic.

The killings in a Port-au-Prince slum, which appeared to target practitioners of voodoo, were ordered by a gang leader, a human rights organization said.

Rebels have captured Aleppo, the country’s second most significant city, abruptly throwing the Syrian government on the back foot. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts explain what has happened and how the various parties to Syria’s conflict may react.

Depuis 2021, les autorités maliennes ont fait du souverainisme le moteur d’une politique de rupture dans les domaines sécuritaire, diplomatique et économique. Elles peinent cependant à répondre aux attentes des populations, faute de ressources et de solutions durables aux problèmes sécuritaires. Le régime devrait explorer la voie d’un souverainisme plus équilibré.

Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement to end the Hizbollah-Israel fighting that began on 8 October 2023. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Heiko Wimmen, David Wood and Mairav Zonszein examine the truce’s terms and weigh the chances that the parties will honour them.

Statement by Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

This week on War & Peace, Olga and Elissa talk with Tbilisi-based journalist Joshua Kucera about Georgia’s disputed parliamentary elections, the ruling Georgian Dream party’s success, the recent unrest in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, and the evolving ambitions of Russia and the EU in the region.

When War Broke Out in Gaza, Biden Needed Sisi—But Trump’s Calculus Might Differ

Global conflict is rising, but do not give up on peacemaking, argues Comfort Ero, president of International Crisis Group in The World Ahead 2025

The deal was met with long applause, cheering, whistling and embraces but few are happy with it

Global conflict is rising, but do not give up on peacemaking, argues Comfort Ero, president of International Crisis Group in The World Ahead 2025

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