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2013-05-20 13:37:44 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Want to be a part of our Communications team in Brussels and assist in maintaining Crisis Group’s strong relations with print, broadcast and online media outlets, both international and national? Then apply now to be our new Communication Officer.
http://ow.ly/lcA3p

2013-05-20 13:17:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Speaking on a proposed international conference on Syria Crisis Group's Peter Harling said ‘‘For the US, (the conference) is mostly about postponing the tough decision-making Obama has been loath to get himself involved in, because he fears Syria will suck him in,’’. Read more in The Boston Globe. http://ow.ly/lcwI9

2013-05-20 13:08:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Crisis Group's Dan Pinkston comments in the Financial Times following North Korea's test of four short-range missiles http://ow.ly/lcveg

2013-05-20 13:00:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Our latest report on Syrian spillover risks for Turkey was just mentioned in The New Yorker http://ow.ly/lcufK. If you haven't read the report you can find it here: http://bit.ly/11UdFb7

2013-05-17 12:56:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Watch Samina Ahmed speaking to Australia Network News on Pakistan's recent elections http://ow.ly/l86gk

2013-05-17 09:28:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The pervasive fear of violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe’s 2013 elections contradicts political leaders’ rhetorical commitments to peace, and raises concerns that the country may not be ready to go to the polls. In this g+ hangout, we spoke with Piers Pigou and Trevor Maisiri from our Southern African Project to learn more about the tensions surrounding the elections. You can also read our report on the issue here: http://bit.ly/11NvnNe

2013-05-11 11:41:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Aceh's Contested Flag | Zimbabwe's Poll Problems | Timor-Leste After the Oil Boom http://bit.ly/xHqN8a

2013-05-09 14:52:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

In this New York Times article, Crisis Group's Varvara Pakhomenko comments on the Boston bombing's inquiry into North Caucasus trip. http://ow.ly/kRIvy

2013-05-09 10:51:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Crisis Group's Bill Lawrence was interviewed by MERIP on Libya and the broader North African region http://ow.ly/kRe1U

2013-05-08 12:18:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Crisis Group's Hugh Pope speaks to NPR as PKK fighters begin their withdrawal from Turkey http://ow.ly/kOYRw

2013-05-08 07:51:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Interested in Zimbabwe's elections? Listen to this interview with Crisis Group's Piers Pigou on Voice of America Zimbabwe. http://ow.ly/kOB57

2013-05-07 16:27:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

In this new blog post, 'The Kosovo-Serbia Agreement: Why Less Is More', Crisis Group's Marko Prelec writes how the 19 April agreement between Kosovo and Serbia is an earthquake in Balkan politics: the ground lurched, familiar landmarks toppled, the aftershocks are still rumbling and the new contours are only slowly emerging. http://bit.ly/ZEpSPJ

2013-05-07 10:04:13 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

In our first ever Google+ Hangout we were joined by Hugh Pope, Project Director, Turkey/Cyprus and Didem Akyel Collinsworth, Analyst, Turkey. They chatted to Communications Director Scott Malcomson about their new report "Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey" [http://bit.ly/11UdFb7].

2013-05-06 18:21:10 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Edward McMillan-Scott (ALDE), Ana Gomes (S&D), Laima Andrikiene (EPP), Raul Romeva i Rueda (Greens/EFA), and Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and International Crisis Group invite you to a screening and panel discussion of the movie "No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka" taking place in The European Parliament on Tuesday 14 May 2013 from 15:30–17:30.

2013-05-02 10:14:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Pékin et la stratégie du harcèlement dans les mers de Chine http://ow.ly/kDeQ5

2013-04-29 10:48:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Iraq “has begun a perilous, downward slide toward confrontation” http://ow.ly/kweDv in @nytimes

2013-04-26 16:49:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We've issued a conflict alert for Iraq. http://bit.ly/15X3mZa

2013-04-26 13:05:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Alert on Iraq to be published shortly.

2013-04-23 13:58:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Our analysts were present when trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt came to abrupt end. See their photos of the event here: http://ow.ly/kkYjf

2013-04-23 08:41:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Listen to Louise Arbour speaking about international justice on the Brian Lehrer radio show http://ow.ly/kkq6Q

2013-04-17 11:02:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New report | Trial by Error: Justice in Post-Qadhafi Libya: http://bit.ly/15lhZWf

2013-04-15 08:20:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Crisis Group's Nathan Thrall quoted in The New York Times following the resignation of Salam Fayyad, the internationally respected Palestinian politician and economist http://ow.ly/k3XrN

2013-03-21 09:28:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Read our new 2013 Annual Report on Scribd http://bit.ly/YHGiF4

2013-03-21 09:08:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

'Why India needs to vote for U.N. resolution on Sri Lanka' - new commentary piece in The Hindu by Crisis Group's Alan Keenan http://ow.ly/jh4ni

2013-03-21 08:57:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We're proud to announce the launch of our 2013 Annual Report: http://bit.ly/15ug5Ov

2013-03-19 09:15:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

We've just published our first ever report on Mexico http://bit.ly/ZWSIv9

2013-03-13 12:31:49 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

We've issued a conflict alert for the Korean Peninsula bit.ly/13VwcbH

2013-03-13 09:18:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Syria: According to analysts and a recent UN report, the government is increasingly relying on paramilitary groups. Crisis Group's Peter Harling told the New York Times that in government-controlled areas of Aleppo many of the ubiquitous checkpoints are now operated by these groups — usually made up of locals — rather than the army. He told the paper that as people lose faith in the army, they are loath to risk death on far-flung army deployments, while “holding your ground, protecting your own neighborhood, is far more appealing.” http://nyti.ms/12Oth4R

2013-03-12 09:06:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

China: Learn more about China's new foreign policy team in this Wall Street Journal interview with Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt. http://ow.ly/iNiaW

2013-03-07 08:11:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We've issued a conflict alert for Venezuela. http://bit.ly/ZhNSqB

2013-03-06 10:57:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

In his latest blog post, Crisis Group's Hugh Pope explains the tentative new springtime in relations between Turkey and the European Union. http://bit.ly/10dU0Gq

2013-02-27 15:51:58 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Our report 'China’s Central Asia Problem' examines Beijing’s strong relationship with its neighbours in the troubled Central Asia region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) http://bit.ly/Yzxtge

2013-02-27 09:23:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Our report on China in Central Asia will be out later today. Can't wait? Read the Eurasianet analysis on our report. http://www.eurasianet.org/node/66607

2013-02-26 11:47:22 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The briefing 'Bosnia’s Dangerous Tango: Islam and Nationalism' (http://bit.ly/V4r4Oo ) examines a growing fusion between Bosniak nationalism (which can be Islamic or secular) and Bosnian state identity.

2013-02-26 10:44:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Syria: "The opposition has every reason to be frustrated with an international community that has endlessly expressed concern about the killing while doing virtually nothing to bring it to an end," said Peter Harling, an analyst with the International Crisis Group. "But in international affairs, sulking rarely is a successful strategy." http://ow.ly/i3leG

2013-02-25 16:59:16 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

The report 'Spider Web: The Making and Unmaking of Iran Sanctions' (http://bit.ly/XB11uB) examines the efficacy and unintended consequences of sanctions and suggests steps that can be taken this week at Almaty and beyond to address the nuclear issue, start to unwind the sanctions regime and mitigate its humanitarian consequences.

2013-02-20 12:57:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The report 'Sri Lanka's Authoritarian Turn: The Need for International Action', examines the government’s recent consolidation of power and sets out critical steps for an effective and coordinated international response.

2013-02-19 13:48:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

As talks take place between Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić in Brussels, our new report 'Serbia and Kosovo: The Path to Normalisation' (http://bit.ly/11SwD6q) examines the progress made in bilateral dialogue since the EU-facilitated negotiations began in March 2011.

2013-02-18 13:37:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Our new report 'Guinea: A Way Out of the Election Quagmire' (http://bit.ly/11QnLOL) examines the controversy over the forthcoming elections in Guinea and recommends that the government and the opposition consolidate a transparent electoral system with international support.

2013-02-17 10:30:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Coming up next week, we will publish reports on Guinea, Kosovo/Serbia and Sri Lanka.

2013-02-14 17:15:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan (http://bit.ly/WKDAT1) is the first report in a series that will analyse the roots of the conflicts that continue in Sudan’s peripheries despite the secession in 2011 of South Sudan. The South Kordofan fighting resumed that same year and shows no sign of ending anytime soon. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) is much better armed than it was during the first war, and the state’s ethnic cleavages that the Khartoum government used to exploit to terrible effect are much less pronounced.

2013-02-14 09:47:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

North Korea: Crisis Group's Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt spoke to the Financial Times about Pyongyang’s “military first” policy: “They would eat grass for a hundred years if they could have a nuclear deterrent.” If anything, sanctions may have pushed the regime deeper into criminal activity and weapons proliferation as a way of earning foreign currency. ow.ly/hHNjI

2013-02-14 09:23:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Zimbabwe: Following Zanu (PF) suspension of five office bearers facing corruption charges, Crisis Group's Trevor Maisiri told Business Day it was difficult to tell if the move against the officials was part of a succession battle or broadly meant to confirm Mr Mugabe’s call for a crackdown on corruption. "Nothing is as it appears in Zanu (PF), if the party is genuine about dealing with corruption then it must extend its investigations to other officials implicated as well ." http://ow.ly/hHLyw

2013-02-13 15:51:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

China/North Korea: "We won't necessarily know about any punitive measures implemented by China, and they will not necessarily deter North Korea because China is only willing to go so far. Their main concern is stability in North Korea" Crisis Group's Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt told the Global Post, following the recent nuclear test by North Korea. http://ow.ly/hGiPs

2013-02-13 14:20:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

As Tunisia faces the most critical phase of its transition after Chokri Belaïd’s assassination, its leaders must devise a calibrated response to the various challenges posed by the rise of Salafism. Tunisia: Violence and the Salafi Challenge (http://bit.ly/WlOrAX), our new report, examines three distinct problems: the marginalisation of young citizens for whom Salafism – and, occasionally, violence – is an easy way out; ambiguity surrounding both the views of An-Nahda, the ruling Islamist party, and the country’s religious identity; and a jihadi threat that ought to be neither ignored, nor exaggerated.

2013-02-13 10:39:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

China/North Korea: China’s leader Mr Xi is likely to take a tougher approach towards North Korea than his predecessor. “[China’s] economic support to North Korea has brought few political returns, and that is what [Mr] Xi is going to have to consider right now.” said Crisis Group's Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt in the Financial Times. http://ow.ly/hFI2c

2013-02-12 16:21:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

'Jerusalem in the Here and Now', new commentary article by Crisis Group's Rob Blecher in Foreign Policy http://ow.ly/hEe6c

2013-02-12 11:43:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

North Korea/China: Following North Korea's third nuclear test, Crisis Group's Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt told the New York Times "But for all China’s distaste for North Korea — culturally and politically the two governments stand far apart — China will most likely remain a firm ally of North Korea." http://ow.ly/hDEC4

2013-02-12 11:10:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

“North Korean resentment of China is at a high now...the more they depend on China, the more they resent China. The relationship frankly has been a challenge, especially the past year.” Crisis Group's Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt told the Washington Post. http://ow.ly/hDBMq

2013-02-12 08:58:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Philippines: "Collusion between the Abu Sayyaf Group and MNLF members - many of whom are relatives - on Jolo is a major reason why large swathes of the island have been ungovernable for years," said Crisis Group's Bryony Lau in the South China Morning Post. http://ow.ly/hDqmR