Over the last week I have been working with @crisisgroup.org colleagues to assess the global response to the U.S. raid on Venezuela. You can read our region-by-region summary here 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

We finally have the long-awaited outcome of the Trump administration review of U.S. participation in international organizations. TL;DR—it's not nearly as bad as it could have been, at least where the UN is concerned. theglobalobservatory.org/2026/01/the-...

How might refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh affect Armenian politics and the peace process with Azerbaijan in months and years to come? In a new @crisisgroup.org commentary, @joshuakucera.bsky.social explores how refugees live today, their concerns, government policy, & what it might mean. 1/2

www.globaldispatches.org/p/anjali-add... this week we talk about, well, my turn briefing the Security Council on selecting a new Secretary General in a weird time; below the fold, we do a close reading of a glossy New Yorker profile on Raphael Grossi, the IAEA chief who's running for the top UN job

"But the speed and the venom with which [the US] defunded the UN and pulled out of a wide range of multilateral bargains was probably worse than even the most pessimistic had foreseen." @richardgowan1.bsky.social on the withdrawal of the US from multilateralism and the leadership gap that remains

On the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Accords, Marko Prelec reflects for @crisisgroup.org on the deal's historic significance at the time and its repercussions since.

Thant Myint-U produced my favourite biography this year, Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960’s. It is a brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age that feels very distant now: an era of optimism and idealism.

🔴 We are hiring a Senior Analyst focusing on Global Order and Peacemaking to join our team. 📍 Preferably in any of our office locations Learn more and apply here: jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...

International Crisis Group is hiring an analyst to work on a "global order and peacemaking project". Position can be located in any country where Crisis Group has a registration, incl Kenya, South Africa, Turkey, Colombia, Canada, US, UK, Belgium or Mexico jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...

NEW UPDATE | On Our Radar 🇺🇳 UN Security Council approves a resolution to end the war in Gaza 🇺🇸🇻🇪 Washington sends mixed signals regarding the U.S. naval buildup near Venezuela 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump exerts pressure on Ukraine to sign a peace deal with Russia www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...

NEWS from @crisisgroup.org. After 7 years as UN Director, I'm moving to a new program on Global Issues and Institutions. @fortid.crisisgroup.org becomes Head of UN Affairs, backed by @mayaungar.bsky.social. . AND we need a Senior Analyst covering geopolitics 👇 jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...

"Even if the voters opted for new rulers, however, any U.S. effort to bring about regime change in Caracas that is based on military strike power, faulty premises and unwarranted assumptions is unlikely to bring about a smooth political transition – and could lead to far worse outcomes."

Get ready for this evening's UNSC vote on the U.S. plan for Gaza with @crisisgroup.org 👇 www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

"UN members that back a two-state solution, including possible contributors to the International Stablization Force, should press the case that the whole plan makes little sense if there is no political horizon for the Palestinians." No peace without justice. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

The United States has proposed a UN Security Council resolution to back President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza. In this Q&A, my colleagues @fortid.crisisgroup.org @richardgowan1.bsky.social and @maxji.bsky.social analyse its contents. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

New from @crisisgroup.org: @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @maxji.bsky.social and I look at #UNSC debates over whether to endorse the U.S. peace plan for #Gaza. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

NEW Q&A | What to Look for as the Gaza Peace Plan Comes to the UN Security Council The U.S. has proposed a UN Security Council resolution to back Trump’s plan for Gaza. @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @richardgowan1.bsky.social and Max Rodenbeck unpack its contents. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

The proposed resolution has three objectives. (1) To endorse Trump’s plan and urge all parties to implement its provisions. (2) To give the UNSC's blessing for the creation of an international Board of Peace that will oversee the Trump plan’s implementation in Gaza. The Board (which according to

New from @crisisgroup.org: @fortid.crisisgroup.org, @maxji.bsky.social and I look at #UNSC debates over whether to endorse the U.S. peace plan for #Gaza. www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

The obvious next step is the @nobelprize.bsky.social for excellence in soccer.

FIFA awarding a "peace prize" to Trump would be so absolutely on-brand, a truly genius innovation.

We have to assume that the change pro-Brexit voters wanted was a lot more of @anandmenon.bsky.social in the news, and that is what they got.

I talked to @thenationalnews.com about why a UNSC mandate is necessary to backstop a stabilization force in Gaza. www.thenationalnews.com/news/2025/11...

"Everyone is really dancing around the fact that you need a mission that can use force, and that is going to be really tough both in terms of operations but also optics." Me to @wsj.com on stabilization in Gaza. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

I talked to @alarabiyanet.bsky.social about the history of @crisisgroup.org, the state of the UN, peace prospects in Gaza and other conflicts high on our radar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvM...

I talked to @alarabiyanet.bsky.social about the history of @crisisgroup.org, the state of the UN, peace prospects in Gaza and other conflicts high on our radar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvM...

"Everyone is really dancing around the fact that you need a mission that can use force, and that is going to be really tough both in terms of operations but also optics." Me to @wsj.com on stabilization in Gaza. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Attention fellow cyclists: some news you can use. www.cbsnews.com/news/cyclist...

My colleague Ali Wyne has a scene-setter ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting tomorrow in South Korea. In addition to de-escalating trade tensions, he argues that Trump should strive to reinforce a fragile status quo and avoid under-developed policy improvisations. www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific...

In a rare move, UN security officials stage a sick-out. UN spox says: . . . "what I can also tell you is that the building is very much secure at this point." passblue.com/2025/10/27/u...

"The United Nations is an institution that is having to take a crash diet." Read my diet tips for the UN. mondediplo.com/2025/10/14un

Listen to me sounding supremely cynical about the UNSC and the veto in this BBC World documentary. www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

"The United Nations is an institution that is having to take a crash diet." Read my diet tips for the UN. mondediplo.com/2025/10/14un

Listen to me sounding supremely cynical about the UNSC and the veto in this BBC World documentary. www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

A follow up from Prof. Ganguly & me on India's stance on the Gaza peace plan, & specifically on how India's previous peacekeeping experience in Gaza in 50s & 60s can inform & condition an eventual participation in the ISF indianexpress.com/article/opin...

Martin Luther King allegedly said "a budget is a moral document". So what do arguments over the UN's fast-shrinking budgets tell us about its members' principles and priorities? Me (now in English) in Le Monde Diplomatique. mondediplo.com/2025/10/14un

Weekday replug for latest Foreign Desk on Monocle Radio. The at 80 UN, with former UN force commander Major General Patrick Cammaert, Mona Ali Khalil of @passblue.bsky.social, U Thant's biographer and grandson @thantmyintu.bsky.social and. . . John Bolton. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

“Nobody has heard of” Lesotho, President Trump joked, to the laughter of lawmakers. He’d just cut aid to the country. Weeks later, he announced a 50% tariff on exports from “the denim capital of Africa.” Today, Lesotho is under a state of disaster. I recently traveled there for @bloomberg.com:

Martin Luther King allegedly said "a budget is a moral document". So what do arguments over the UN's fast-shrinking budgets tell us about its members' principles and priorities? Me (now in English) in Le Monde Diplomatique. mondediplo.com/2025/10/14un

Good & detailed analysis of the US campaign in Venezuela, including the prospect of a war. "The risks of violence in any post-Maduro scenario should not be downplayed. Many senior military officers could resist regime change." www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

New from me @wpr.bsky.social on UN Day. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-day-guter...

80 ans après sa naissance, l’ONU demeure une institution paradoxale : vitale pour des millions de vies, mais incapable d’imposer la paix. Notre analyse complète dans Le Monde diplomatique. www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2025/10/GOWA...

Great piece. Darwin was done dirty in the film version.

"The history of the U.N. at least offers a reminder that, even absent reform of the charter, it can adapt to new realities and shifting power dynamics." Great stuff as always from @richardgowan1.bsky.social.

The ability to shape-shift has been key to the U.N.’s resilience for the past 80 years. Today, the world organization will have to tap into that ability once again, @richardgowan1.bsky.social writes.

New from me @wpr.bsky.social on UN Day. www.worldpoliticsreview.com/un-day-guter...