This Week in Washington 🧵 Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, a rare military address, UN action on Haiti, Trump’s cartel war push, and a shutdown.

Standing in for @alanboswell on @CrisisGroup 🎧 The Horn, I spoke to the BBC's @MoeHash1 about his recent return to #Sudan. Mo gives a frank account of life in war-torn Omdurman, and talks about a "new Sudan" slowly taking shape amid the devastation. https://t.co/Lb4QWHSZuu

"Tinder, not OKCupid"! ​ For @JyShapiro​'s full assessment of what a Trump presidency would mean for Europe, tune in to the latest episode of 🎧 War & Peace where @OlyaOliker and I quiz ​Jeremy on how transatlantic relations would differ under Trump and Harris. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

This super-snazzy new @CrisisGroup visual explainer takes you on a world tour of 10 challenges for the #UnitedNations in 2024-25. Swoop from a Kenyan base in Haiti to Turtle Bay, all from the safety of your laptop! https://t.co/mAUcFpLVgQ

The preview for Monday is out now! It features events on: 1⃣ Haiti w/ a quote by @renaticas 2⃣ Afghanistan w/ quotes from @smithkabul & @FloorKeuleers 3⃣Ukraine 4⃣the DRC 5⃣Multilateralism ft. @ElissaJobson co-hosted by @ProjectStarling, @NewAmerica & @CIFFchild

A really lovely transition @OpenSociety. A dear friend and mentor handing the baton over to another dear friend. Heartfelt congratulations to Binaifer @NowrojeeOSF from us @CrisisGroup. May it go well with you 🙏🏽 I can't think of a better person to step in after @malloch_brown.

The more the AU and its member states can do to address these challenges quickly and effectively, the better placed the organisation will be to meet the overlapping peace, security and governance challenges that it faces in the coming year. https://t.co/tnPORzH2cl

In a strange coda, Semafor’s @SCClemons has written a rebuttal of his own colleague's piece on @CrisisGroup. The mistakes in Semafor's earlier reporting need to be corrected. https://t.co/dSqLCgDkBY

It took us roughly 5 minutes on Google to debunk claims like these👇🏽 from both Semafor & Iran International. In 2014, when the nuclear negotiations were underway & IPIS had new leadership, many more institutions - Western & otherwise - formally engaged IPIS. Again, no correction

UPDATE: @Semafor believes 2014 & 2018 come after 2021! They refused to correct inaccuracies despite seeing attacks Tehran lodged @CrisisGroup prior to 2021. Presumably, these attacks don’t fit their narrative…or perhaps Tehran calling @AliVaez a CIA agent isn’t an “attack”!

UNRWA is a critical lifeline for millions of Palestinians suffering from catastrophic hunger and the outbreak of diseases. An independent investigation into allegations is needed, but defunding would amount to collective punishment. Read my new blog post: https://t.co/CAcNV3HWoa

2/ To underscore this, @AliVaez has not been able to travel to Iran since 2014 due to security threats. Alleging that he & @CrisisGroup are too close to Iran just repeats Iranian disinformation from Zarif’s book & elsewhere.

1/Semafor & Iran Int falsely claim that attacks against us only came after 2021 or from hardliners. We've asked them to correct this & other errors & will share such corrections here. A long history of Iran’s attacks against @CrisisGroup is available 👇🏽 https://t.co/FV8DKZsoMd

🔴 LIVE NOW 🇪🇺 10 Cases Where the EU can Build Peace in 2024 With Cosmin Dobran @eu_eeas, Peter Wagner @pmwBxl @EU_FPI, @SuzanneLynch1 @POLITICOEurope and @CrisisGroup’s @EroComfort, @atwoodr and @ElissaJobson. https://t.co/Tc9DBkdloB

@urnwa Starting at 15.00 CET, I’ll be presenting the #EU Watch List with colleagues @EroComfort, @atwoodr and @LisaMusiol and with our partners @eu_eeas and @EU_FPI. We will be live streaming on the @CrisisGroup YouTube channel and sharing links here too. Join us!

@urnwa Our Watch List also focuses on #Afghanistan #Egypt, #Somalia, the #Philippines, #Kosovo and #Serbia, #Guatemala and #Venezuela. See the full piece below for our recommendations to the EU.

@urnwa Meanwhile, the #EU must reconsider its approach in the Sahel and recalibrate its policy. Juntas responsible for military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are hardly ideal partners, but they are likely to remain the main interlocutors for the foreseeable future

Violence is raging in Europe's wider neighbourhood too. We call on the #EU to press for an immediate ceasefire in #Gaza. We also call on the EU and member states to continue funding @URNWA. Cutting aid right now would be unconscionable given the level of humanitarian needs.

Europe’s next crop of leaders have a difficult hand to play in 2024. The challenges are clear on the EU’s eastern flank. With a war of attrition in Ukraine, it's key that the EU approve the €50 billion aid package destined to help Kiev rebuild and keep its economy afloat.

Pleased to share @CrisisGroup’s Watch List for the #EU in 2024. The fruit of efforts from colleagues across the organisation, the Watch List is jam-packed with practical solutions for how the EU can make a difference in some of today’s crises. 1/6 https://t.co/5MFRuPa8Ne