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Disputed Polls and Political Furies: Handling Pakistan’s Deadlock

Global UpfrontNov 28, 2024November 28, 20240

By International Crisis Group (ICG) What’s new? Following Pakistan’s general elections in February, a new coalition headed by Shehbaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz came to power.

Keep UNRWA Alive In Gaza And West Bank – International Crisis Group

Global UpfrontNov 18, 2024November 18, 20240

On 28 October, the Israeli Knesset passed two bills that will make it impossible for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which serves Palestinian

Alert: The U.S. Should Prevent All-out Israeli-Hizbollah War

Global UpfrontSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

By International Crisis Group A year into their escalating but contained conflict, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hizbollah are on the brink of all-out

Political Divides Drive a Reassessment of UN Sanctions

Global UpfrontAug 27, 2024August 27, 20240

What is happening? The UN Security Council’s readiness to impose economic sanctions, which peaked in the immediate post-Cold War era, has declined since then and

U.S.: Aftermath Of A Shooting – International Crisis Group

Global UpfrontJul 18, 2024July 18, 20240

The United States’ politics took a dangerous turn over the weekend when an apparently lone gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a

International Crisis Group: Halting The Catastrophic Battle For Sudan’s El Fasher

Global UpfrontJun 24, 2024June 24, 20240

What’s new? A showdown is unfolding in Sudan’s North Darfur region, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has besieged and attacked the town of El

Chad: Averting the Risk of Post-Transition Instability

Global UpfrontMay 3, 2024May 3, 20240

Chadians will soon elect a new president, concluding a three-year political transition that will almost certainly see the incumbent Mahamat Déby Itno retain power. In

Iran-Israel “Shadow War” Risks Spinning Out of Control – International Crisis Group

Global UpfrontApr 13, 2024April 13, 20240

The 1 April airstrike, attributed to Israel, that killed several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including senior commanders, at the Iranian consulate in

What Turmoil in ECOWAS Means for Nigeria and Regional Stability

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2024March 29, 20240

By Nnamdi Obasi Senior Adviser, ICG, Nigeria What happened? A string of coups in the central Sahel continues to reverberate in West Africa. On 28

ECOWAS, Nigeria And The Niger Republic Coup Sanctions: Time To Recalibrate

Global UpfrontDec 5, 2023December 5, 20230

By Nnamdi Obasi, Senior Adviser, ICG, Nigeria In July, a group of military officers overthrew Niger’s government, sending shock waves through coup-plagued West Africa. Within