Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye are trying out an informal consultative framework that could give these countries a larger role in shaping the future of the Gulf region. Its first challenge will lie in shaping the outcome of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
As the post-World War II international order fades away, officials in Ankara and other European capitals are realising that great danger lies ahead if they do not work together on security. Threat perceptions differ, but they can still find pragmatic, flexible means of collaboration.
On 8 July, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Washington’s mid-June deal with Tehran is “over”. Yet he left the door ajar for further negotiations. In this Q&A, Crisis Group examines how an agreement designed to end the war became another arena for coercive bargaining.
Crisis Group expert Ginger Jacobs examines the decision to end the temporary residency program for more than 300,000 migrants and refugees, and the risks of a return to Haiti
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The tangled web of tensions in the Horn of Africa is pushing Egypt towards a much more active policy in the region.
The message from Iran is: Don’t assume our leverage is limited to the Strait of Hormuz. We also have an ally [the Houthis] that can threaten the Bab al-Mandab if needed.
[Haitian gangs] already put children on the frontlines. That will be extremely problematic for the Haitian security forces and the foreign forces.
Algeria is strategically central for Europe, above all for Germany, if it is to get its industry back on its feet in the next three to five years.
Some [in Iran’s leadership] want to cash in on battlefield gains through diplomacy and some believe the ceasefire came before Iran had inflicted enough pain on the US.
It would be a mistake for ASEAN to accept Myanmar back into the fold without getting anything meaningful in return.
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