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@crisisgroup.orgNEW REPORT | The Changing Role of Nuclear Weapons in Europe European capitals are thinking differently about conventional and nuclear deterrence. Amid heightened tensions, communication is essential to lower risks of misinterpretation and escalation.
@crisisgroup.org“The story of Sudan is not just one shade.”
🎙️ On The Horn, Yousra Elbagir Africa correspondent @skynewsrss.bsky.social talks about how she draws on her personal experience in reporting on Sudan’s war.
@crisisgroup.orgReflecting on our recent @crisisgroup.org Board of Trustees meeting in The Hague.
Inspiring discussions with our Board and supporters on emerging security challenges, regional conflicts, and international cooperation.
Grateful for their leadership in advancing our mission to prevent conflict. 👏
@crisisgroup.org🎧 NEW EPISODE | The Horn This week on The Horn, we discuss the renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia and whether it could draw Ethiopia and Eritrea into a wider war.
@crisisgroup.orgNEW ALERT | Pulling Ethiopia and Eritrea Back from War
Addis Ababa and Asmara are edging closer to a direct conflict, which would cause further mayhem in the troubled Horn of Africa and the Red Sea basin. It is not too late to avert disaster.
@crisisgroup.orgRichard Atwood and Alan Boswell discuss the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the risk of direct war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and what may prevent further escalation.
@crisisgroup.orgNEW COMMENTARY | The U.S. and UN Will Need More Patience to Resolve Western Sahara Conflict Talks between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front have hit a wall. If they are to broker a compromise, the mediators will have to slow down.
@crisisgroup.org🎧 NEW EPISODE | Hold Your Fire! This week, we discuss the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the risk of direct war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and what may prevent further escalation.
@crisisgroup.orgEritrean troops have reportedly started moving into Ethiopia’s north.
Our Horn of Africa Director was live on @aljazeera.com to discuss the possible consequences and why the conflict is deteriorating. ⬇
@crisisgroup.orgNEW REPORT | Toward a Thaw in the Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict Hostilities ceased in late 2025. But the truce is under growing strain. The two countries should restore normal diplomatic ties and resume work on demarcating their shared border.
@crisisgroup.org📓 NEW ANALYST'S NOTEBOOK | Myanmar Military Steps Up Airstrikes in Rakhine as Ground Offensive Stalls
Our expert explains why the counteroffensive and escalating air attacks by Myanmar's military have dimmed the chances of a ceasefire in Rakhine State.
@crisisgroup.org✍️ NEW OP-ED | The New Red Sea Wars
Conflicts in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa have become inseparable. The question now is whether the various powers can find a way to manage their different interests, writes our Horn of Africa Director in @foreignaffairs.com.
@crisisgroup.org📬 CrisisWatch keeps you informed on the evolution of over 70 conflicts around the world.
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@crisisgroup.org🚨 Our latest global conflict update is out. We break down seven conflict risk alerts in October, including Ethiopia, Yemen and Pakistan.
Find out the latest updates in our new edition of CrisisWatch: www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch/...
@crisisgroup.org"There's a lot of frustration at the fact that promises were made that everything was supposed to be much better from the 3rd of January. And of course, it isn't happening for now".
@philgunson.bsky.social on the public sentiment in Venezuela, ten months after Maduro's capture, for @cnn.com.
@crisisgroup.orgNEW COMMENTARY | Five Energy Market Factors That Could Tip the Scales in the Middle East War Oil, gas and fuel prices are central to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Which five market-shaping developments could affect whether fighting ramps up or de-escalates?
@crisisgroup.orgNEW EPISODE | The Horn This week, we discuss a journalist's reportage from inside Sudan’s war, including around El Obeid and El Fasher, how Sudanese are surviving the war and how the war could end.
@crisisgroup.org“A window for diplomacy remains open but it could close all too soon.”
@crisisgroup.org's Horn of Africa Deputy, Magnus Taylor, on the devastating slide back to war in northern #Ethiopia.
@crisisgroup.orgNEW OP-ED | How the War is Changing the Geography of Iran’s Influence Tehran is losing influence in one arena while acquiring new sources of leverage in another. Our expert explains more.
@comfortero.crisisgroup.orgReposted by @crisisgroup.orgIsraelis go to the polls next month in what some are calling the most important elections in Israel’s history. But three years after the 7 October Hamas attacks and the chain of wars that followed are the most important issues to the outside world are actually being discussed? My latest newsletter.
