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Three actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in November 2009, according to CrisisWatch. In Yemen, fighting in the Saada region spilled across the country’s border when the Houthi-led rebels launched an incursion into Saudi Arabia, causing Saudi forces to respond with a major offensive. In DR Congo, the northwest province of Equateur erupted in violent clashes over farming and fishing rights, leaving at least 100 civilians dead. November also brought a sharp escalation in tensions between Venezuela and Colombia, as Venezuelan President Chávez stepped up aggressive rhetoric following Colombia’s military base deal with the U.S.
Afghanistan: Elections and the Crisis of Governance
25 November 2009
Only vigorous constitutional and electoral reforms will prevent Afghanistan from slipping further into instability after Hamid Karzai’s fraudulent re-election.
Bosnia’s Dual Crisis
12 November 2009
The international community should take a firm decision to reinforce and transform its engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 18-19 November meeting of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) or risk growing instability.
Recent reports & briefings
- Palestine: Salvaging Fatah, Middle East Report N°91, 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
- 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
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.
