The core lesson of the 2003 Iraq war is that ruptures in autocratic settings are inherently fraught with risk. Policymakers should approach proposed interventions in such settings with caution.
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We can see a de-escalation in the regional layer of the [Saudi-Iranian] conflict. It is a multi-layered conflict, with domestic and regional causes, not just a proxy war
[Israeli settlers] are completely emboldened by this government. They have the legitimacy they didn’t have before politically and that gives settlers a lot more audacity.
If it wasn't because of Mahsa Amini's tragic death, there would have been another trigger. There's just so much pent up frustration within the Iranian society.
The UAE has, since 2021, embarked on a policy of diminishing tensions with other countries in the region, and normalizing with Assad is part of that.
If the UN fails to extend its operation [in Syria] via these [Turkish border] crossings, donor states should bypass the UN and do bilateral assistance themselves.
Whenever the American forces there [in Syria] are attacked, the question arises again: Why are they there?
Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, Founder of the Gulf Research Center and member of Crisis Group’s Board of Trustees, talks about the revival of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia in a deal brokered by China.
مع إظهار المحتجين الإسرائيليين غضبهم حيال التشريعات غير الديمقراطية لحكومة أقصى اليمين في إسرائيل، تستمر الغارات العسكرية وهجمات المستوطنين في الضفة الغربية. ودون اتخاذ خطوات لخفض تصعيد الوضع، يمكن للعنف هناك أو في القدس أن يتصاعد خلال الأعياد الإسلامية واليهودية في الأسابيع القادمة.
في العاشر من آذار/مارس، وبتشجيع من الصين، اتفقت إيران والسعودية على استعادة العلاقات الدبلوماسية بينهما خلال شهرين، بعد سبع سنوات من انقطاع تلك العلاقات. في هذه الجولة من الأسئلة والأجوبة، تتناول خبيرتا مجموعة الأزمات دينا إسفاندياري وآنا جيكوبز المصالحة الناجمة عن ذلك.
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood is joined by Ali Vaez, Crisis Group’s Iran director, to discuss the China-brokered Saudi-Iranian deal, Iran's evolving foreign relations and its fast advancing nuclear program.
كان لدى مهندسي غزو العراق عام 2003 رؤى عظمى لتغيير الشرق الأوسط بشكل يحقق المصالح الأميركية. بعد عقدين من الزمن، بات من الواضح أن المشروع فشل ليس من ذلك الجانب فحسب، بل من معظم الجوانب الأخرى أيضاً.
The CrisisWatch Digest Lebanon offers a monthly one-page snapshot of conflict-related country trends in a clear, accessible format, using a map of the region to pinpoint developments.
This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson are joined by Sam Sokol, reporter at Haaretz, to discuss the impact of the war in Ukraine on the country's Jewish communities, accusations of anti-semitism in Ukraine and Russia and their relationship to the real thing, and Ukraine-Israel relations.
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