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China's internal debate following North Korea's most recent provocations was interpreted in some Western capitals as a sign that Beijing is finally getting tough with its neighbour. The latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines current Chinese policy toward Pyongyang in the wake of North Korea's latest round of provocations, including missile launches, the withdrawal from the Six-Party Talks, and the 25 May nuclear test. These events, together with succession worries, drew out an unusually public, and critical, discussion in China about its ties with North Korea.
CrisisWatch N°75, 1 November 2009
1 November 2009
Three actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and four improved in October 2009, according to CrisisWatch.
Conflict Risk Alert: After Afghanistan's Fraudulent Elections
27 October 2009
Following the deeply flawed elections, reforming and strengthening state institutions and establishing genuine constitutional governance must be tackled as the top priority if the political rot is to be stemmed.
Recent reports & briefings
- Shades of Red: China's Debate over North Korea, Asia Report N°179, 2 November 2009
- Pakistan: Countering Militancy in FATA, Asia Report N°178, 21 October 2009
- Guinea: Military Rule Must End, Africa Briefing N°66, 16 October 2009
- Kosovo: Štrpce, a Model Serb Enclave?, Europe Briefing N°56, 15 October 2009
- Nagorno-Karabakh: Getting to a Breakthrough, Europe Briefing N°55, 7 October 2009
- CrisisWatch N°74, 1 October 2009, CrisisWatch N°74, 1 October 2009
- Cyprus: Reunification or Partition?, Europe Report N°201, 30 September 2009
- Iraq’s New Battlefront: The Struggle over Ninewa, MENA Report N°90, 28 September 2009
- China’s Myanmar Dilemma, Asia Report N°177, 14 September 2009
- Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Its Discontents, Africa Report N°153, 4 September 2009
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with some 130 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
