🎧 NEW EPISODE | War & Peace This week, @olyaoliker.bsky.social and ElissaJobson talk with about Minsk’s foreign policy, its recent engagement with Washington, strained relations with the EU and key members and the future of its domestic politics. www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr...

Despite long-term questions over its future, the UN can still play a major role. Our latest visual explainer charts a course, unpacking the challenges the organisation faces. www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

✍️NEW OP-ED | America’s Infuriating and Irreplaceable Role at the UN. Donald Trump (probably) won’t leave the UN - he will just continue to make its life difficult, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com. www.crisisgroup.org/global-unite...

@richardgowan1.bsky.social, UN Director at the International Crisis Group consistently provides deep thinking and analysis on the UN. An example is his recent interview on the future of the UN in the Economist: www.economist.com/internationa...

I wrote about whether the U.S. will leave the UN for @foreignpolicy.com (...probably not 😨) and how having a "semi-detached" Washington affect the world organization. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/19/t...

🗒️NEW ANALYST’S NOTEBOOK | The Gulf Countries Face a Litmus Test Yasmine Farouk analyses the Gulf countries’ reaction to Israel’s 9 September attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

NEW Q&A | Nepal Picks Up the Pieces after Protests Topple the Government Mass demonstrations triggered by a government move to ban social media apps have ousted Nepal’s prime minister. Ashish Pradhan explains the causes of the unrest. www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific...

What next for Nepal after public turmoil claimed the scalp of Prime Minister K.P. Oli and toppled his government? @ashishpradhan.bsky.social looks at the interim government’s priorities and the challenges ahead. www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific...

Brian Finucane, from the International Crisis Group NGO, says another deadly US military strike on Venezuelan boats "implicates murder statutes under US federal law.”

NEW UPDATE | On Our Radar 🔴 Thai forces fire tear gas and non-lethal rounds at Cambodian civilians 🔴 Israel campaign looks set to erase Gaza City entirely 🔴 Second U.S. military strike announced against boat allegedly drug smuggling from Venezuela www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...

📅 UPCOMING EVENT | A New Middle East Order? ⏰ 2 October | 4pm Jerusalem | 3pm Brussels | 9am Washington DC w/ Max Rodenbeck, Yasmine Farouk, Ali Vaez and Lahib Higel. Registration ⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

✍️ This week’s Analyst’s Notebooks are out. 🇪🇺🇮🇱 @lisamusiol.bsky.social examines EU proposals to sanction Israel 🇸🇸 Daniel Akech analyses treason charges in South Sudan 🇨🇴🇺🇸 @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social unpacks U.S move to decertify Colombia Read latest insights here: www.crisisgroup.org/latest-updat...

NEW PHOTO ESSAY | Life on the Edge: Everyday Realities in a Conflict-torn World A photo exhibition held at the European External Action Service marks @crisisgroup.org's 30th anniversary, showcasing photographs from conflict-affected regions around the world. www.crisisgroup.org/global/life-...

🗒️ NEW ANALYST’S NOTEBOOK | EU Commission Draws up Plans to Pressure Israel over Gaza Offensive @lisamusiol.bsky.social examines EU proposals to sanction Israel and curb trade benefits, and the likely resistance from some member states. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

✍️ NEW OP-ED | At the Coming UN Leaders Meetings: Existential Questions on the U.S. Role, Israel-Palestine, and the UN Itself #UNGA2025 may do more to spotlight the organisation’s weaknesses than help find solutions to them, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social. www.crisisgroup.org/global/comin...

✍️ NEW OP-ED | Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror” There are legal limits on how the executive may wield lethal force. If the President disregards those limits, the implications are dangerous, @bcfinucane.bsky.social. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

Amid global pushback against gender equality, some topics are more unequal than others. Sexual & reproductive health is one. Here’s our take on what that means for @UN work for women & girls in war, among other challenges the org will face in 2025-26. www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb13-...

Spoke with @aljazeera.com about the legal issues raised by the lethal US strikes on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean.

Always happy to share my "deep sense of foreboding," this time with @motherjones.com.

Next week, New York will become the stage for the UN General Assembly. But what is it, and what is likely to happen? Our expert, @mayaungar.bsky.social, explains #UNGA2025. ⬇️

NEW BRIEFING | India-Pakistan: Avoiding a War in Waiting The two nuclear-armed powers remain on high alert after recent clashes raised global alarm. While resolving differences remains unlikely, guardrails can be adopted to prevent future conflict. www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific...

Ten Challenges for the UN in 2025-2026 As the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly approaches, the organisation faces severe political and financial challenges. www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb13-...

Entering a polarizing election year, & 9yrs after the 2016 peace accord, Colombia’s transitional court laid down its long-awaited first sentences against leadership of the former FARC. 🧵 on what this means for a refreshed debate about balancing justice & peace www.jep.gov.co/Sala-de-Pren...

Check out @crisisgroup.org's latest interactive scrollytell! Powered with @mapbox.com!

New @crisisgroup.org: Ten challenges for the UN in 2025-26. www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb13-...

“A sense of trepidation” will permeate the annual global leaders meetings at the U.N. General Assembly this year, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social. Three of the biggest shadows: Trump, Israel-Palestine, and the future of the U.N.: www.justsecurity.org/120676/un-le...

Funding cuts have hit the UN hard, and its wider membership faces tough choices about how to manage the fallout. From Gaza to Sudan to Ukraine, @crisisgroup.org lays out 🔟 challenges for the UN General Assembly to grapple with. www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

A breakthrough joint roadmap could prove a critical step towards peace in Sudan and bring an end to the country’s civil war. But as our Horn of Africa Director explains, outside powers now need to make good on their pledges to end the misery. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/sudan...

🗒️ NEW ANALYST'S NOTEBOOK | Criminal Charges against South Sudan’s Vice President Threaten New Twist in Conflict Daniel Akech analyses the treason charges against Machar and the threat they pose to the 2018 peace deal. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/south...

🗒️ NEW ANALYST'S NOTEBOOK | Booming Coca and Bilateral Chill Drive U.S. Move to Decertify Colombia @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social examines President Trump’s decision and the news that effects on aid may be limited. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

NEW MAP! 🗺️ What will be the UN’s biggest challenges in 2025? @clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I put together @crisisgroup.org’s Top Ten list. Explore the issues shaping the year ahead: 🔗 www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla... #UNGA #foreignpolicy #mapping

NEW VISUAL EXPLAINER | Ten Challenges for the UN in 2025-2026 World leaders arriving for the UN General Assembly will find a world organisation in trauma. But despite long-term questions over its future, the organisation can still play a major role. www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...

NEW UPDATE | On Our Radar 🔴 Israel strikes Qatar, targeting Hamas political leaders 🔴 Al-Qaeda affiliate extends its campaign to west Mali 🔴 Youth-led “Gen Z” protests against systemic corruption turn violent in Nepal www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...

🚨 Today we’re launching eEARTH - @crisisgroup.org ’s new early warning system for resource-related conflict. Built on years of climate-security work, eEARTH combines data monitoring and field expertise to spot risks around the world before escalation. eearth.io?utm_source=b...

Introducing eEARTH – the Early Action & Risk Tracking Hub from @crisisgroup.org Group. It blends climate data, local knowledge, and political insight to anticipate risks and prevent resource-driven conflict. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🔴 LIVE NOW | Tracking Resources and Conflict in a Fracturing World w/ @comfortero.crisisgroup.org, Ulrich Eberle, Chris Newton, Sarah Harrison, Caroline Graf and Elissa Jobson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-31...

✍️ This week’s Analyst’s Notebooks are out. 🚩 William Yang on reported defence talks between Taipei and Washington 🚩 Claudia Gazzini unpacks tense times in Tripoli 🚩 Onesphore Sematumba explains intensifying attacks by Ugandan rebels in eastern DRC www.crisisgroup.org/latest-updat...

Our MENA Special Adviser, Joost Hiltermann will be speaking at #RSMed2025, organized by the FMES Institute on October 8 and 9, 2025 in Toulon. He will participate in the round-table discussion on the #Levant. Link to register: billetto.fr/e/les-rencon...

NEW ANALYST’S NOTEBOOK | Deadly escalation by Ugandan ADF rebels in eastern DRC Onesphore Sematumba on the ADF rebel group pressing its advantage in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo while Kinshasa focuses on the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/democ...

Back-to-back U.S.-China talks between top diplomats and defence chiefs should pave the way for regular dialogue and guardrails to avoid collisions. With Asia’s militarisation rising, deeper defence dialogue can help stabilise ties and the region. www.crisisgroup.org/asia/north-e...

The conflict that has been ravaging Sudan for more than two years is posing a growing threat to the stability of its neighbour, Chad. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/chad-...

Why the impact of Poland and its NATO allies' decision to shoot down Russian drones may well be stabilizing. Expanding a bit on my Bluesky thread from yesterday with an entry in the @crisisgroup.org Analyst's Notebook series.

Despite long-term questions over the future of the UN, it can still play a major role in a wide range of troubled countries. Find out the list of challenges it faces in the year ahead. www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb13-...

NEW ANALYST’S NOTEBOOK | Drones over Poland Crisis Group expert @olyaoliker.bsky.social analyses the implications of the decision by Poland and its NATO allies to shoot down Russian drones over Polish territory on 9 September. www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr...

NEW TRANSLATION | Keeping Chad Stable as Sudan’s Conflict Rages The war in Sudan has plunged eastern Chad into a serious humanitarian crisis and caused tensions among the ruling authorities in N’Djamena. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/chad-...

A new war is emerging in Colombia. Read @dickinsonbeth.bsky.social latest op-ed in the @nytimes.com. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

“South Sudan is at risk of major upheaval”, says our expert Daniel Akech in his latest op-ed published in The East African. Read here. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/south...

In our latest briefing, we provide recommendations for the UN to confront challenges across countries, conflicts and areas of work where the organisation faces notable difficulties or opportunities in the year ahead. www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb13-...

الترجمة العربية | عارُ العالم في غزة ‎ www.crisisgroup.org/ar/middle-ea...

NEW BRIEFING | Ten Challenges for the UN in 2025-2026 As the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly approaches, the organisation faces severe political and financial challenges. www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb13-...