Peace Talks
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Relaunching Negotiations over Western Sahara
Yet outside powers would be wrong to assume that it will not escalate. ICG With U.S. support, the new UN…
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Can a new round of UN peace talks solve the decades-old Cyprus conflict?
“The purpose of the meeting will be to determine whether common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a lasting…
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Libya Update #4
It is the fourth in a series of regular updates on efforts to end Libya’s civil war. ICG Against All…
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Finding a Path to Peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
Pending comprehensive national dialogue, Addis Ababa should ease Tigray’s immediate predicament, engaging elements of the authorities it unseated to govern…
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Toward a Viable Future for South Sudan
The civil war’s two main antagonists have an uneasy peace, but others fight on. ICG The country needs a reset…
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What Future for Afghan Peace Talks under a Biden Administration?
As the Afghan government and Taliban await clearer policy signals from the incoming U.S. administration, their primary goal should be…
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For the Afghan peace talks to succeed, a ceasefire is the next — and perhaps toughest — step forward
The agreement the US signed with the Taliban last February to start the peace process marked a breakthrough. Nematullah Bizhan The Conversation…
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De-escalating the New Nagorno-Karabakh War
Russia and France may be best-positioned to broker a ceasefire, but would need to offer parties prospects of attaining goals…
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Intra-Afghan Negotiations Set to Begin
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Andrew Watkins explains what to expect as the discussions proceed. What took so long?…
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Afghanistan’s future: the core issues at stake as Taliban sits down to negotiate ending 19-year war
The goal is to reach a peace accord to end the world’s deadliest war. Kaweh Kerami The Conversation The long-delayed…
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Saudi FM says no ties with Israel until peace with Palestinians
Saudi Arabia maintains its policy of not making ties with Israel official until there is peace with the Palestinians, Saudi…
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Taking Stock of the Taliban’s Perspectives on Peace
They should develop clear negotiating positions on key issues and work to convince their members that peace requires compromise. ICG…
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Traditional council frees Taliban setting up peace talks
The declaration read out in both of Afghanistan’s official languages of Pashto and Farsi calls for an immediate start to…
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Somalia-Somaliland: A Halting Embrace of Dialogue
The parties should cooperate on technical issues, pending a shot at deeper dialogue. ICG Somalia and Somaliland, which have been…
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Mali’s Algiers Peace Agreement, Five Years On: An Uneasy Calm
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Mathieu Pellerin explains why and calls for redoubling efforts to push ahead with the…
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Afghan gov’t says ready to start talks with Taliban
Flanked by his top aides outside the presidential palace’s mosque, the Afghan president welcomed the Taliban’s unexpected three-day truce declared…
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