Diplomacy
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Food scarcity fears prompt plan to ease post-Brexit checks on EU imports
Ministers are preparing to relax post-Brexit plans for border checks on food and other imports from the European Union because…
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Halting Repeated School Kidnappings in Nigeria
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Nnamdi Obasi looks at why the authorities are struggling to prevent these mass kidnappings.…
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How vaccines became ammunition in global diplomacy
While the United States has been saving its vaccines for Americans, and Europeans struggle with delivery, Beijing and Moscow, as…
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Bringing the U.S. and Iran out of Suspended Animation
Despite the new U.S. administration’s pledge to rejoin it, Trump-era sanctions remain in place as Washington and Tehran go around…
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US concludes Russia poisoned Navalny, joins EU in sanctions
In his first major action against Russia since taking office, President Joe Biden’s administration said it was freezing any U.S. assets and criminalizing…
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Joe Biden’s Risky Russia Sanctions Game
The Biden administration has announced sanctions on Russian officials and entities in response to the poisoning and then arrest of…
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The Price of a Positive EU-Turkey Agenda
In a diminishing space for civil society, academic freedom, and human rights, EU leaders are divided over what strategy to…
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US failure to sanction Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi killing ‘extremely dangerous’, UN expert says
A UN human rights investigator says it is “extremely dangerous” for the United States to have named Saudi Arabia’s de…
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David Cameron slams national security decisions of his successors
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron criticized his successors Theresa May and Boris Johnson on Monday for taking…
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How to Make the Iranian Nuclear Deal Durable
The fate of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or what is more commonly known as the Iran nuclear…
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A Realist Reset for US-Saudi Relations
But this separation will likely prove impossible to sustain. Richard Haass Project Syndicate NEW YORK – The report issued Friday by the US…
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Deeply Rooted: Coca Eradication and Violence in Colombia
Bogotá and Washington should abandon their heavy-handed elimination efforts and help growers find alternatives to the hardy plant. ICG What’s…
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A Close-up View of Myanmar’s Leaderless Mass Protests
We asked Crisis Group’s senior adviser on Myanmar, Richard Horsey, to talk about what’s happening and why. Richard Horsey ICG…
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UN climate chief slams ‘incredible’ failure as emissions plans flatline
A recent dump of new national climate plans will do almost nothing to cut emissions this decade, a report from…
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Sri Lanka: Prevention Should Be at Heart of New Human Rights Council Resolution
The Council should demand accountability for past crimes but stress that Colombo’s present policies may spark further deadly conflict. Alan…
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What Is The EEZ And Why Is It Important
As defined by NOAA DSF “The exclusive economic zone is the zone where the U.S. and other coastal nations have…
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