Who We Are

Preventing War. Shaping Peace.

Our Mission

The International Crisis Group is an independent organisation working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world.

Crisis Group sounds the alarm to prevent deadly conflict. We build support for the good governance and inclusive politics that enable societies to flourish. We engage directly with a range of conflict actors to seek and share information, and to encourage intelligent action for peace.

Our work is urgently needed as the world is confronted with both new and chronic existing conflicts, each of which has devastating humanitarian, social and economic costs. Efforts to resolve conflicts are complicated by the profound shift in geopolitics, as well as the increasing prominence of non-state actors ranging from religious militants to criminal gangs.

See our introductory brochure: Preventing War. Shaping Peace.

In this more polarised, fragmented and dangerous world, Crisis Group’s work points a way forward. War is not inevitable; it is a man-made disaster. We must mobilise political leaders to heed early warnings and take early action to avoid looming conflicts. And we must build more creative and flexible frameworks for international diplomacy.

The consequences of inaction are too great:

  • For the first time ever, the number of people displaced due to conflict and persecution surpassed 100 million in May 2022.
  • War and civil strife drive most refugees from the top five source countries: Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar.
  • One third of Ukraine’s population has fled fighting since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Europe’s largest movement of people since World War II.
  • An estimated 120,648 people were killed in conflicts in 2021.

Sources: UNHCR (2021), Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2021)

Watch our Board Members explain why they act to stop war.

Strategic Framework

Crisis Group aspires to be the preeminent organisation providing independent analysis and advice on how to prevent, resolve or better manage deadly conflict. We combine expert field research, analysis and engagement with policymakers across the world in order to effect change in the crisis situations on which we work. We endeavour to talk to all sides and in doing so to build on our role as a trusted source of field-centred information, fresh perspectives and advice for conflict parties and external actors.

Read our Strategic Framework 2019-2024.

History

Crisis Group was founded in 1995 - in response to the horrors of Somalia, Rwanda and Bosnia - to alert the world to potential conflicts before they spiral out of control.

Learn more about our history

Leadership

Comfort Ero

President & CEO
Comfort Ero

Richard Atwood

Executive Vice President
Richard Atwood

Elissa Jobson

Chief of Advocacy
Elissa Jobson

Praveen Madhiraju

General Counsel

Brett Moody

Chief Financial Officer

Stephen Pomper

Chief of Policy
Stephen Pomper

Krista van Weelden

Chief of People and Culture

Amanda Weingarten

Chief of External Affairs
Amanda Weingarten

Robert Blecher

Program Director, Future of Conflict
Robert Blecher

Michael Wahid Hanna

Program Director, U.S.
Michael Wahid Hanna

Joost Hiltermann

Program Director, Middle East and North Africa
Joost Hiltermann

Murithi Mutiga

Program Director, Africa
Murithi Mutiga

Olga Oliker

Program Director, Europe and Central Asia
Olga Oliker
Renata Segura Profile Photo

Renata Segura

Program Director, Latin America and Caribbean
Renata Segura

Pierre Prakash

Program Director, Asia
Pierre Prakash

Geneviève Renard

Director of Strategic Communications
Geneviève Renard

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