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In this first episode of Crisis Group's new podcast series Hold Your Fire!, Crisis Group President Rob Malley and Board Member Naz Modirzadeh, a Harvard professor of international law and armed conflict, dive deep into the conflicts that rage around the globe, along with Crisis Group field analysts and special guests. In this first episode, Naz and Rob talk about the role foreign policy played, or didn’t, at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and explain why the U.S. attempt to snap back UN sanctions on Iran was met with a collective shrug internationally. 

This week on The Horn, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for Somalia Omar Mahmood joins Alan to discuss worrying trends in Somali politics, Al-Shabaab's continued violence, and the need for a consensus agreement over the electoral process.

In Season 1 of War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope cover issues such as ISIS recruitment in Europe and Central Asia, Moscow’s expanding influence in world affairs and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Episodes from other series of War & Peace can be found here: Season 2 and Season 3.

This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk to Alissa de Carbonnel, Crisis Group’s Deputy Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, about energy security, the Russia-Europe relationships and the impact of COVID-19.

This week on The Horn, Alan and William Davison, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for Ethiopia, discuss Ethiopia's plans to start filling the massive dam it is building, including the complex dynamics at play, negotiations, and the parties' various concerns.

This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk to Dan Schneiderman, Crisis Group’s Head of Advocacy and Research for the U.S., about the impact of the BLM protests in the US and their potential to bring systematic change. 

This week on The Horn, Abdul Mohammed, chief of staff and senior political advisor for the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel and Host Alan Boswell discuss Africa's role in the new era of competition between the U.S. and China.

This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk to Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Afghanistan Andrew Watkins about the Afghan peace process and which states could serve as neutral negotiators. 

This week on The Horn, Host Alan Boswell and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. John Nkengasong discuss Africa's priorities in fighting COVID-19.

This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk to George Tsereteli, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, about how the organization is coping in these unprecedented times and long-term consequences.