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...

How China Is Winning at the UN Without Even Trying - PassBlue

Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

The results could rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles as many Hungarians have grown weary of economic stagnation and soaring living costs, along with reports of oligarchs clos...

Trump’s pledge to use the “full economic might” of the U.S. to help the Hungarian economy comes as Orban trails in the polls going into Sunday’s election.

US vice-president rails against ‘bureaucrats in Brussels’ interfering in Sunday’s vote during Budapest visit

US Aims to Launch Cost-Saving Artificial Intelligence at UN meetings for translations and interpretations in six languages.

Er Trump et historisk særsyn eller historiens fuldbyrdelse? Svaret er utvivlsomt begge dele. Men i sin præsidentperiode har Trump afsløret en meget ældre sygdom: USA’s urokkelige tro på sin evne til a...

The Iran War’s fallout comes at a time when public finances across Africa have been stretched thin by previous crisis-response measures.

A worst-case scenario could see rival Arab powers join the fray too.

This introduction advances the concept of violent peacemaking to suggest ways that violence is constitutive of, rather than incidental to, liberal peacebuilding. It foregrounds three characteristic...

In comments to NBC News, US president also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is entering its third week, with no end yet in sight. Crisis Group experts offer a 360-degree view of its effects on peace, security and economic stability around the wo...

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran will undermine peace talks across the globe for years to come.

Drawing on experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, and South Sudan, this seminar examines how UN peacekeeping in Africa can adapt, innovate, and stay effective amid a fragmented global ...

This article examines Somali diaspora humanitarianism by comparing mosque and kinship-based associations in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwor...

Analyses of Somali kinship groups often focus on their mobilisation during conflict, while their contributions to service provision receive less attention. We engage literature on authority in cont...

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to come

Ready, set, go: A potential new crop of U.N. leaders are entering the campaign trail for a series of elections that will reshape the world body for years to come.

Join us for this seminar exploring how Trump's foreign policy challenges global institutions such as the UN through funding cuts and a shift toward bilateralism