Richard Atwood Executive Vice President Brussels Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +1 212 813 0820 Crisis Group Role Richard Atwood is Crisis Group’s Executive Vice President, based in Brussels. Professional Background For several years, Richard was Crisis Group’s chief of policy, working with regional programs and other colleagues to develop and promote the organisation’s analysis and prescriptions. Prior to that, he was New York director, representing Crisis Group at the United Nations. He helped pioneer the organisation’s cross-regional work, notably on Islamist militancy. Before moving to New York, he spent five years as Crisis Group’s research director in Brussels. Before Crisis Group, Richard worked for some fifteen years across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Latin America for the UN and other organisations, with extended periods in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Nigeria, Kenya, Guatemala, Colombia and Peru. He has a Master’s Degree in public policy from Princeton University. Latest Updates Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 03 می 2024 Egypt and Gaza: Cairo Talks, Sinai Fears Podcast / Latin America & Caribbean 26 آوریل 2024 Could a Competitive Vote Offer a Way out of Venezuela’s Crisis? Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 19 آوریل 2024 Out of the Shadows: Exchanges of Fire Between Iran and Israel Podcast / Africa 12 آوریل 2024 What’s Left of Sudan After a Year At War? Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 29 مارس 2024 The Moscow Attack, Afghanistan’s Islamic State Branch and the Ukraine War Podcast / Global 26 مارس 2024 Conferences in Germany, India and Türkiye and the Demise of Peace Deals Load more