Richard Atwood Executive Vice President Brussels Please submit all media inquiries to PresidentsOffice@crisisgroup.org 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 19 April 2024 Out of the Shadows: Exchanges of Fire Between Iran and Israel Podcast / Africa 12 April 2024 What’s Left of Sudan After a Year At War? Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 29 March 2024 The Moscow Attack, Afghanistan’s Islamic State Branch and the Ukraine War Podcast / Global 26 March 2024 Conferences in Germany, India and Türkiye and the Demise of Peace Deals Podcast / Latin America & Caribbean 15 March 2024 Haiti in Freefall Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 08 March 2024 Starving Gaza Podcast / Africa 01 March 2024 Military Rule and Russian Mercenaries in the Sahel Podcast / Africa 23 February 2024 Great Lakes Politics and the Fight for the Eastern DR Congo Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 13 February 2024 “Axis of Resistance” versus U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria Podcast / Africa 03 February 2024 The Red Sea and the Horn Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 26 January 2024 War of Attrition in Ukraine Podcast / Global 22 January 2024 Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2024 Load more