
From Bad to Disastrous: Will Trump Escalate in Iran?
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts Ali Vaez, Yasmine Farouk, Mairav Zonszein, Stephen Pomper and Michael Wahid Hanna to talk about where the U.S.-Israeli war...
28 Maalis 1h 4min

Is Cuba Next?
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood speaks with Crisis Group’s Latin America director, Renata Segura and senior policy director, Ivan Briscoe, about what the Trump administration is try...
20 Maalis 44min

Escalation or off-Ramp in the Gulf? And What Hope for a Ceasefire in Lebanon?
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group’s Lebanon expert David Wood and former Crisis Group President Rob Malley. Richard first talks with David about the escalating confl...
14 Maalis 52min

Operation Epic Folly? Trump’s and Netanyahu’s War on Iran
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts Ali Vaez, Yasmine Farouk, Mairav Zonszein and Michael Wahid Hanna to talk about how the U.S.-Israel war with Iran is unfol...
7 Maalis 59min

Special Episode: Regime Change or Regional War? U.S. and Israel Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader
In this special episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Iran director Ali Vaez and Gulf and Arabian Peninsula director Yasmin Farouk to discuss the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran,...
1 Maalis 43min

Will Ethiopia and Eritrea Start a Regional War?
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group Africa director Murithi Mutiga about rising Ethiopia–Eritrea tensions and the growing risk of another war in the Horn of Africa. Th...
28 Helmi 44min

Phase Two in Gaza?
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Amjad Iraqi, Mairav Zonszein and Max Rodenbeck about President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace and its implications for Gaza....
7 Helmi 43min





















