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We're an independent, non-profit, non-governmental org, committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. Our staff: https://t.co/Vwe0Tws68C
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Joined December 2008
The boat strikes against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean highlights why Congress needs to push back against the Trump administration's further encroachment upon its constitutional prerogatives on the use of military force. https://t.co/HbrYjB7DZR
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I shared some of my thoughts on the changing international mediation landscape, the evolving Turkish Model and our efforts at peace in the Horn of Africa. Many thanks to @alanboswell and @CrisisGroup for the opportunity. https://t.co/wU7wu7xbHP
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A changing landscape in the prevention and mediation of global conflicts - @EroComfort, President & CEO of @CrisisGroup, on how shifting power dynamics, new actors, and rising instability are redefining the art of peacebuilding.
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📸 En el marco del Programa Universitario de Cultura de Paz #PUCPAZ, la @SRE_mx participó con la @UNAM_MX y la @NoruegaMexCa en el conversatorio “Un panorama cambiante en la mediación y prevención de conflictos globales”, con la doctora Comfort Ero (@EroComfort), presidenta de
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Muy agradecidos con @RigobertMenchu por venir al conversatorio con @EroComfort, presidenta de @CrisisGroup, organizado por @UNAM_MX @SRE_mx @NoruegaMexCA y @NOREFno
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Such an honour to meet @rigobertMenchu, a historical figure and Nobel Prize winner for her work defending Indigenous communities in Guatemala and beyond, as we discussed mediation and conflict prevention at the @UNAM_MX in Mexico City.
Muy agradecidos con @RigobertMenchu por venir al conversatorio con @EroComfort, presidenta de @CrisisGroup, organizado por @UNAM_MX @SRE_mx @NoruegaMexCA y @NOREFno
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Israel has long seen UNIFIL force as ineffective at best and an enabler of Hizbollah at worst. The U.S. has echoed many of these complaints. That approach, however, would create unnecessary risks and miss important opportunities.
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The mandate for the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon is up for renewal at the end of August. Israel and the U.S. dispute the force’s utility, but it continues to play a key role in stabilising the...
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🎧 NEW EPISODE | The Horn This week, @alanboswell speaks with @timursoylemez about how a shifting global order is reshaping the landscape for mediation and Ankara’s efforts to resolve conflicts in the Horn of Africa. In partnership with @FESonline. https://t.co/Zoj6lu2JTU
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This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Timur Söylemez, former ambassador and former head of the mediation unit at Türkiye’s foreign ministry, about how a shifting global order is reshaping the...
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NEW UPDATE | CrisisWatch: November Our conflict tracker highlights ten conflict risks and three resolution opportunities this month. https://t.co/R3HtKmcf94
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🎧 In this episode of The Horn, @alanboswell and Edmund Yakani discuss what to expect from the trial of South Sudan’s first vice president, Riek Machar, and what its outcome could mean for the risk of deepening violence in the country. https://t.co/6Kybu31Cwi
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This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by Edmund Yakani, executive director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, to discuss the trial of South Sudan’s first vice president and...
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The Trump White House is not the first to struggle with Somalia policy. But certain steps could move Somalia in a better direction and create improved conditions for U.S. forces to draw down in the Horn of Africa. https://t.co/jkHhxqbrA9
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For years, the U.S. has backstopped the Somali federal government’s campaign against Al-Shabaab’s insurgency, even as frustration with Mogadishu grew in Washington. With a policy review reportedly...
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✍️ NEW OP-ED | Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes The case is yet another legal abuse and arrogation of power by the executive, writes Brian Finucane. https://t.co/HbrYjB7DZR
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With the Rapid Support Forces emboldened and the Sudanese Armed Forces entrenched, Sudan faces a political stalemate that neither side can break militarily. https://t.co/vNpSER6606
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Crisis Group expert Shewit Woldemichael assesses the implications of the fall of North Darfur’s bitterly contested capital
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The crucial session on "Restoring Hope: Peace & Development in Sudan" is LIVE at @AswanForum. Key leaders driving the dialogue: Min. Abdelatty (Egypt), Min. Ibrahim (Sudan), @EUSR_Weber , @FilippoGrandi (@UNHCR), & Ramtane Lamamra (@UN Envoy). Mohamed Ibn Chambas (AU)
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Sharing a few thoughts in @Diplomat_APAC on Philippine defence modernisation. We previously took a deep dive into Manila’s strategy in a longer @CrisisGroup report. Our series will continue with a close look at other U.S. allies. https://t.co/VyKEbf8VLx
thediplomat.com
Domestic challenges threaten to derail the military’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities and reorient itself toward new strategic priorities.
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A reckoning about what a smaller UN can and should do will come sooner rather than later. @RichardGowan1 explains why.
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Sweeping cuts in U.S. contributions have put UN finances under great strain. Many at the UN have long felt it should slim down, but less thought has been given to what a smaller organisation will...
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I discussed Sierra Leone’s term on the Security Council and their priorities for this November Presidency with @RealBanjo | @pass_blue ⬇️
Small Nation, Big Dreams: Sierra Leone Learns Tough Lessons in the Security Council https://t.co/jSnjtU2QPJ
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“For the United States and its allies, it will be imperative to find new ways to address the Pacific Islands’ priorities and concerns, even as they seek to balance China,” argues @MichaelKovrig. https://t.co/uxMjbA0mKw
foreignaffairs.com
In America’s tug of war with China, oceanic democracy is caught in the middle.
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