This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Lucian Kim, Stephen Pomper and Fabienne Hara about the latest rift between Washington and Kyiv, Russia’s intensifying attacks and European capitals’ efforts to strengthen Ukraine while themselves under pressure.

Algiers has severed diplomatic ties with Abu Dhabi, following years of discord over crises in North Africa and the Sahel. The two countries see their dispute very differently, but it has nonetheless become a rivalry that could put regional stability at risk. 

Dans cet épisode d’Afrique 360°, Enrica Picco reçoit Charles Bouëssel et Fulbert Ngodji, analystes pour l’Afrique centrale à Crisis Group, pour discuter des risques de régionalisation de la guerre au Soudan et de ses conséquences pour la stabilité du Tchad et de la République centrafricaine.

In 2019, India made far-reaching changes to governance in Jammu and Kashmir, with the aim of quelling insurgency. Its policy has succeeded in some ways, but backfired in others. New Delhi will need to shift tack if it hopes to bring peace to the region.

On Our Radar scans conflicts and crises around the globe every week and features some of the hotspots Crisis Group’s analysts are closely watching. Whether an under-reported trend or a headline-grabbing development, our field experts explain why it matters or what should be done. 

Arab-led parties could hold the balance of power in Israel's election. But as Palestinian citizens seek safety and equal rights, rival strategies and rejection by Jewish opposition leaders threaten to turn electoral leverage into political exclusion.

Has the Israeli political “centre” shifted so much that even new leaders may not bring real change? In this online event, Crisis Group brought together leading Israeli political analysts to tackle this and other questions.

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk and Hamidreza Azizi about the war in Yemen, attacks on Saudi Arabia, Iran’s strategy and implications for Gulf security and diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz.

Three years of hostilities have transformed Tehran’s network of allies in the Middle East. The Islamic Republic is now relying more heavily on itself, while adapting its relationships with partners whose diminished military utility has not necessarily reduced its commitment to their protection.