Ashish Pradhan Senior Advisor to the President New York Crisis Group Role Ashish Pradhan is International Crisis Group’s Senior UN Analyst. He joined Crisis Group’s UN Team in New York in September 2015 and, alongside the Chief of Policy, represents the organisation at the United Nations. He is responsible for Crisis Group’s engagement with the UN Secretariat, Security Council members, and other member states and his work primarily focuses on African and Asian crises. Ashish regularly relays Crisis Group’s field-based analysis to UN officials and member state diplomats, especially in the lead-up to key Security Council discussions and resolutions. He also ensures that debates at UNHQ are adequately reflected in Crisis Group’s own reporting and policy prescriptions. Ashish previously worked for three years in Crisis Group’s Asia Program conducting research on the constitution-writing process in Nepal. He attended The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy for his masters and Georgetown University for his bachelors. His areas of expertise include constitution building, ethnic conflict, peacekeeping, and multilateral affairs. In The News 23 Apr 2021 It’s hard to downplay the risks in [Myanmar,] a very ethnically diverse country populated with a variety of armed movements and armed actors. Bloomberg Ashish Pradhan Senior Advisor to the President 12 Aug 2020 [The U.S. has done] a poor job concealing its intention to capitalize on the arms embargo expiration to dismantle [what remains of the nuclear deal]. The Japan Times Ashish Pradhan Senior Advisor to the President 9 Oct 2018 The fear now is whether the person who replaces [Nikki Hayley] will take an even tougher line against the UN, especially with National Security Advisor John Bolton now in... France 24 Ashish Pradhan Senior Advisor to the President Latest Updates Q&A / Middle East & North Africa 05 July 2022 A Vital Humanitarian Mandate for Syria’s North West Also available in العربية Q&A / Asia 28 January 2022 Toward a New Mandate for the UN Mission in Afghanistan Commentary / Global 24 January 2022 Why the UN Security Council Stumbles in Responding to Coups Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 09 November 2021 Grappling with Bosnia’s Dual Crises Q&A / Climate, Environment and Conflict 20 October 2021 Can the UN Security Council Agree on a Climate Security Resolution? Op-Ed / Asia 25 January 2021 Oli’s Power Grab Endangers Nepal’s Fragile Democratic Transition Q&A / Multilateral Diplomacy 17 September 2020 Behind the Snapback Debate at the UN Also available in العربية, فارسی Commentary / The Covid-19 Pandemic and Deadly Conflict 04 August 2020 Salvaging the Security Council’s Coronavirus Response Q&A / Global 04 October 2019 What Changed for the World’s Conflicts at the UN General Assembly? Commentary / Africa 13 April 2018 Keeping the Hotline Open Between Sudan and South Sudan Load more