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Commentary / Gulf and Arabian Peninsula

Resolving the Gulf Crisis outside the Gulf

Officially, the dispute between Qatar and three of its Gulf neighbours is over. But the formal declaration says nothing about foreign policy, meaning that intra-Gulf rivalries could continue to stoke conflicts and political tensions in the Middle East and Africa.

Relaunching the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
Report / Europe & Central Asia

Relaunching the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue

Thirteen years after Kosovo broke away from Serbia, the two countries remain mired in mutual non-recognition, with deleterious effects on both. The parties need to move past technicalities to tackle the main issues at stake: Pristina’s independence and Belgrade’s influence over Kosovo’s Serbian minority.

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The Sting in COVID-19’s Tail
Op-Ed / Global

The Sting in COVID-19’s Tail

Originally published in Foreign Affairs

The Horn: Somalia's Election Crisis
Podcast / Africa

The Horn: Somalia's Election Crisis

New Challenges for Chad’s Army
Report / Africa

Les défis de l’armée tchadienne

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Videos & Photography

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Video – 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2021

In 2021, the world will be dealing with unhappy legacies from 2020: a devastating pandemic, an economic crisis unmatched since World War II, Donald Trump’s deeply divisive presidency and new wars that test the idea that crises have no military solutions.

 
Video / Asia

Two Years On, China Still Holds Michael Kovrig in Arbitrary Detention

 
Video / Middle East & North Africa

Hundreds of Thousands of Iraqis Are Still Internally Displaced

 
Our Journeys / Africa

In Search of the State in the Central African Republic

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Video / Latin America & Caribbean

Being a community leader in Colombia comes at a high price

 
Video / Europe & Central Asia

Video: Preventing a Bloody Harvest on the Armenia-Azerbaijan State Border

 
Our Journeys / Europe & Central Asia

Picturing the Uncertain Calm on Armenia’s Front Lines

 
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How Does Crisis Group Choose Its Ten Conflicts to Watch?

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Trends for Last Month December 2020

Deteriorated Situations

NigerCentral African RepublicChadDemocratic Republic of CongoEthiopiaSudanMozambiqueNepalUkraineIraq

Improved Situations

Côte d’IvoireMyanmar

Outlook for This Month January 2021

Conflict Risk Alerts

Central African RepublicSomaliaUganda

Resolution Opportunities

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President's Take

How Crisis Group Chooses its Ten Conflicts to Watch

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Robert Malley
President & CEO
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In his introduction to this month’s edition of CrisisWatch, Crisis Group's President Robert Malley reflects on the once-unimaginable scenes that unfolded in the U.S. Capitol last night, as a mob violently stormed the building. He also explains how we choose our ten conflicts to watch each year.
 

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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Deadly Conflict

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The Sting in COVID-19’s Tail
Op-Ed / Global

The Sting in COVID-19’s Tail

Developing countries may have suffered more from the pandemic economically and politically than they have in the realm of public health. For some, what comes next could be worse. 

Originally published in Foreign Affairs
Report / Latin America & Caribbean

Virus-proof Violence: Crime and COVID-19 in Mexico and the Northern Triangle

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Commentary / The Covid-19 Pandemic and Deadly Conflict

Salvaging the Security Council’s Coronavirus Response

Speech / Global

What’s Happened to the UN Secretary-General’s COVID-19 Ceasefire Call?

Visual Explainers

The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: A Visual Explainer

Turkey’s PKK Conflict: A Visual Explainer

Mapping Middle East tensions

The Iran-U.S. Trigger List

In The News

12 Dec 2020
In comparison to previous protests [in Iraq's Kurdish north] these are significant as the current fiscal crisis affects larger swaths of the population. The Washington Post

Lahib Higel

Senior Analyst, Iraq
12 Dec 2020
Because of improving relations, the Eritrean government has gained more ability to influence the Ethiopian government not to be a host for dissidents. AFP

William Davison

Senior Analyst, Ethiopia
11 Dec 2020
[The US recognition of Rabat’s claim to Western Sahara] will make Sahrawi youths more angry, mobilised and committed to resolving the conflict through force. Financial Times

Riccardo Fabiani

Project Director, North Africa
8 Dec 2020
Cartels’ brand names fade away eventually. [But] all of those [other] networks stay in place. The Guardian

Falko Ernst

Senior Analyst, Mexico
8 Dec 2020
If the Taliban want to become a legitimate power in an Afghan state, then they’re going to need to show the world that they take global counterterrorism concerns seriously. The Washington Post

Andrew Watkins

Senior Analyst, Afghanistan
7 Dec 2020
Unless he [Guaidó] is able to reinvent himself in some way, I think the Guaidó plan has clearly failed. The Guardian

Phil Gunson

Senior Analyst, Andes

Regional Updates

Global

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2021
Podcast

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2021

Podcast

War & Peace: Europe Has Much to Prove in 2021

Commentary

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2021

Africa

The Horn: Somalia's Election Crisis
Podcast

The Horn: Somalia's Election Crisis

Report

Les défis de l’armée tchadienne

Q&A

Uganda’s Museveni Clings to Power – But Trouble Lies Ahead

Asia

Oli’s Power Grab Endangers Nepal’s Fragile Democratic Transition
Op-Ed

Oli’s Power Grab Endangers Nepal’s Fragile Democratic Transition

Briefing

What Future for Afghan Peace Talks under a Biden Administration?

Briefing

From Elections to Ceasefire in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Europe & Central Asia

Relaunching the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
Report

Relaunching the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue

Podcast

War & Peace: Turkey’s Trials and Errors

Podcast

War & Peace: Personal Reflections on 2020, between Europe and the Middle East

Latin America & Caribbean

U.S. Sanctions: An Overused Foreign Policy Tool?
Podcast

U.S. Sanctions: An Overused Foreign Policy Tool?

Report

Venezuela: What Lies Ahead after Election Clinches Maduro’s Clean Sweep

Op-Ed

A Bargain Worth Making? Bukele and The Gangs of El Salvador

Middle East & North Africa

Crisis Group Libya Update #3
Briefing Note

Crisis Group Libya Update #3

Report

The Iran Nuclear Deal at Five: A Revival?

Podcast

Social Media and the U.S. Capitol Events

United States

The U.S. Should Reverse Its Huthi Terror Designation
Statement

The U.S. Should Reverse Its Huthi Terror Designation

Statement

Thirteen Days of Peril: Managing the Chaotic End of the Trump Presidency

Commentary

Repairing the Damage to U.S. Diplomacy in the UN Security Council

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