Robert Malley’s appointment to be the new U.S. Special Envoy for Iran means he will step down as President & CEO of the International Crisis Group.  

I went to war to avenge my brother’s death. But the only person I truly wanted to kill died 17 years ago.

Iran has suffered a series of bombings and fires at major military facilities in recent weeks.

A spike in gun sales, bellicose chatter online and surveys showing increased tolerance for violence have some analysts worried.

The pandemic is ravaging an already weakened economy. But Iranian activists across society are stepping up , say Azadeh Moaveni and Sussan Tahmasebi

Crisis Group welcomes the release of our colleague Michael Kovrig after more than 1,000 days detained in Beijing. Welcome home, dear Michael.

Bruised by the 2003 Iraq war, Europeans are united in opposing a new conflict with Tehran but also leery of contradicting Washington too sharply.

Robert Malley’s 2008 reflections on his father’s left-wing, anti-colonial commitments shed light on his own political formation.

The Trump administration risks pushing the group closer to Iran.

They protest twice a week, and the army allows it, wary of a bloody confrontation. So Algeria’s still-bloodless revolution continues.

The decision follows an internal battle between Iran hawks and a more aggressive group of hard-liners inside the U.S. government.

We in the Obama administration stepped up to the brink of military action against Assad. And then, suddenly, we stepped back.

The ouster of the Venezuelan president seemed a sure bet last winter. Less so, now.

Biden wants to undo the chaos Trump has inflicted from the Middle East to China and beyond. It won’t be easy.

With Trump’s blessing, Israel is getting ready to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank as soon as July. Biden shouldn’t go along.

In the Middle East, westerners routinely confuse youth with a commitment to change

Maher Bitar served as the general counsel for House Intelligence Committee Democrats before coming on board the new administration.

Friends and foes alike no longer know where the United States stands. As Washington overpromises and underdelivers, regional powers are seeking solutions on their own—both…

WASHINGTON - The Senate sent the Trump administration a message of disapproval for a war that has killed thousands of civilians, and engulfed Yemen in famine.

Far from convincing Tehran to cooperate, new U.S. measures are on track to achieve the exact opposite.

Volatility is rising across the Middle East as local, regional and international conflicts increasingly intertwine and amplify each other. Four Crisis Group analysts give a 360-degree view of the new...

The plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan is only the latest in a growing list of election-related threats. Some experts say the president is emboldening extremists.

A Houthi missile or drone strike aimed at Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates or Red Sea shipping lanes could spark a broader conflict involving the United States, its Gulf allies and Iran.

The government released satellite images indicating, they said, that the strikes came from the direction of Iraq or Iran.

As pair face 100th day in detention, diplomatic staff warn of the implications of the case amid concerns China is undermining principle of diplomatic immunity.

“Apocalyptic terms” have taken over the 2020 election, with potentially dangerous implications.

Washington and Tehran could use the public health emergency to show goodwill, dial down tensions while saving face, and avoid a dangerous confrontation.

Tehran has been scaling back compliance in retaliation for President Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 agreement.