Sudan: Defining the North-South Border

Podcast:  Mapping Iraq’s Political Future

26 August 2010: On 31 August 2010, seven and a half years since the war began, US-led combat operations in Iraq will come to an end. Joost Hiltermann, Crisis Group’s Deputy Program Director for the Middle East and North Africa, discusses the impact of the US troop draw-down in the context of continuing political deadlock among Iraqi leaders. Click here to listen

The Pogroms in Kyrgyzstan, Crisis Group Asia Report Nº193, 23 August 2010

Without prompt, genuine and exhaustive measures to address the damage done by the pogroms, Kyrgyzstan risks another round of terrible violence. Read the full report

Multimedia: Timeline of Kyrgyzstan since 2005

31 May 2010: The International Crisis Group condemns Israel’s assault on a flotilla of humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, which resulted in a tragic loss of life. At the same time, the incident is an indictment of a much broader policy toward Gaza for which Israel does not bear sole responsibility. Click here for full media release.

2 June 2010: Robert Malley, Crisis Group’s Middle East and North Africa Program Director, discusses how Israel’s assault on an aid flotilla is the result of a dysfunctional and counter-productive approach to Gaza -- both by Israel and the international community. Click here to listen.