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If the Thai government is serious about curbing the deadly southern insurgency, it needs to pursue political solutions, including lifting draconian laws, exploring new governance arrangements and engaging in dialogues with Malay Muslim militants. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has failed to make any significant progress in tackling the southern insurgency that has claimed more than 3,900 lives in the last six years. It is now time to pursue political solutions. The government needs to think seriously about new governance structures for the South and review its stance of rejecting negotiations with insurgents.
Somaliland: A Way out of the Electoral Crisis
7 December 2009
The stalled electoral process has plunged Somaliland into a serious political crisis that presents yet another risk of destabilization in the region.
Handing Back Responsibility to Timor-Leste’s Police
3 December 2009
The UN and its mission in Timor-Leste should hand over formal control of the Timor-Leste police as soon as possible in order not to undermine the long-term goal of professionalising the country’s police.
Recent reports & briefings
- CrisisWatch N°76, 1 December 2009, CrisisWatch N°76, 1 December 2009
- Afghanistan: Elections and the Crisis of Governance, Asia Briefing N°96, 25 November 2009
- Palestine: Salvaging Fatah, Middle East Report N°91, 12 November 2009
- Bosnia’s Dual Crisis, Europe Briefing N°57, 12 November 2009
- Venezuela: Accelerating the Bolivarian Revolution, Latin America Briefing N°22, 5 November 2009
- Shades of Red: China’s Debate over North Korea, Asia Report N°179, 2 November 2009
- CrisisWatch N°75, 1 November 2009, CrisisWatch N°75, 1 November 2009
- Conflict Risk Alert: After Afghanistan's Fraudulent Elections, report, 27 October 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
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.
