“The Worst-Case Scenario of Famine is Currently Playing Out in the Gaza Strip” | International Crisis Group

Crisis Group experts Robert Blecher and Chris Newton explain new findings about starvation and famine risk in Gaza, and how Israel’s starvation experiment may be reaching its inevitable, deadly conclu...

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Saving Gaza from Starvation | International Crisis Group

Israel’s plan to conquer Gaza and impose a new aid scheme threatens to prolong the war and weaponise the starving population’s most vital needs. Gulf Arab states have a chance to press the U.S. to put...

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[Visual] Curbing Violence in Latin America’s Drug Trafficking Hotspots | International Crisis Group

More than 50 years into the “war on drugs”, trade in illicit narcotics continues to flourish in Latin America, often leaving mayhem in its wake.

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What’s driving the deadly conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo? An expert explains | CNN

Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group, talks to Bianna Golodryga about what’s driving the deadly crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Jean-Hervé Jezequel, directeur de projet à l’International Crisis Group : « Evincée du Sahel, la France continue de sous-estimer la portée de la rupture souverainiste actuelle »

TRIBUNE. Les régimes militaires au Mali, au Burkina Faso et au Niger entendent restaurer « l’autonomie d’action de l’Etat », explique Jean-Hervé Jezequel, dans une tribune au « Monde ». L’analyste reg...

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Fall of DRC’s Goma: Urgent Action Needed to Avert a Regional War | Crisis Group

On the morning of 27 January, Rwandan-backed March 23 (M23) rebels swept into Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, seizing control of the city of one million. The development marks a dramatic escalation in the long-running crisis. The fighting has uprooted over two million from their homes, exposing thousands around Goma to predation by various militias. Rwanda and the M23 now control practically all of North Kivu province and by force of arms have forged a new reality in the region. Worse could well be on the way. Rebels are pushing deeper into the neighbouring South Kivu province and menacing its capital Bukavu, suggesting they have ambitions beyond Goma or at least are seeking to ramp up the pressure on a weakened Kinshasa. Left unchecked, the fighting could spread throughout the Great Lakes region, recalling the horrors of the late 1990s and early 2000s, when millions died amid a multi-country war in the Congo.

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10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025 | Crisis Group

Trump’s return adds unpredictability to an already volatile world. As global tensions rise, change looms, whether through deals or arms.

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Mo Ibrahim: Sudan's forgotten crisis

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Priorities after Assad’s Fall | Crisis Group

At last, Syria is free of the despised Assad regime. The long-suffering Syrian people deserve respite and a chance to rebuild the country on their own terms, with help not interference from outside.

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Foreign governments weigh recognizing rebels they once shunned as extremist.

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Fatima Gailani: Engaging with the Taliban

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Le tournant souverainiste au Mali : ajuster la trajectoire | Crisis Group

Depuis 2021, les autorités maliennes ont fait du souverainisme le moteur d’une politique de rupture dans les domaines sécuritaire, diplomatique et économique. Elles peinent cependant à répondre aux attentes des populations, faute de ressources et de solutions durables aux problèmes sécuritaires. Le régime devrait explorer la voie d’un souverainisme plus équilibré.

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Who Are HTS, the Rebels Leading the Syria Offensive?

The group now advancing, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, says it wants to replace the Assad government with one inspired by Islamic principles.

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Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

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World’s conflict zones increased by two-thirds in past three years, report reveals

Wars have spread and intensified, with far-reaching impacts on global economic growth and food security, according to latest Conflict Intensity Index

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Thirty-five million Africans driven from homes by war and climate disasters – report

Data shows a threefold increase in internal displacement across the African continent since 2009, with flooding and drought posing a growing threat Wars and climate disasters have driven a threefold increase in the number of internally displaced people…

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Best books of 2024: Roula Khalaf, Janan Ganesh and other FT journalists pick their favourites

FT editors, columnists and specialists share the titles that have inspired them

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Comfort Ero offers three lessons for peacemaking in an unstable world

Global conflict is rising, but do not give up on peacemaking, argues Comfort Ero, president of International Crisis Group in The World Ahead 2025

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