Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
It’s been almost nine months since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. What for years had been the world’s deadliest war is mostly over and the country is suffering considerably less violence, th...
6 Touko 20221h 5min
Is the Danger of a NATO-Russia War Growing?
Ukraine’s war has entered a new phase, with Russia launching a major offensive in the east and south. This follows Moscow pulling back its forces from around Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, after fierce Ukra...
29 Huhti 202243min
European Security and France’s Election in the Shadow of Russia’s War in Ukraine
This week on Hold Your Fire! Richard Atwood is joined by Gérard Araud, Crisis Group Trustee, distinguished French diplomat and former ambassador to both the UN and the U.S., to look at the Western res...
22 Huhti 20221h 6min
Pakistan After Imran Khan’s Ouster: Tests at Home and Away
On 10 April, Pakistani legislators passed a no-confidence vote that ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government. The vote capped weeks of political turbulence, as a coalition of rival parties accuse...
15 Huhti 202253min
Can a Truce and New Government Help End Yemen’s War?
On 7 April, the head of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi made the surprise announcement that he would cede all executive power to an eight-person presid...
8 Huhti 202242min
Can a “Humanitarian Truce” Help End Ethiopia’s Civil War?
After almost seventeen months of devastating civil war in Ethiopia, the federal government on 24 March announced what it called a humanitarian truce. The offer would ostensibly allow aid into Ethiopia...
1 Huhti 20221h 8min
Decoding Russia’s Nuclear Threats over Ukraine
Since Russian forces crossed en masse the Ukrainian border a month ago, the war has been overshadowed by Moscow’s nuclear menacing. Vladimir Putin has made thinly veiled threats of nuclear escalation ...
25 Maalis 202248min
The Fallout from Ukraine: Iran Talks Stalled; U.S. Woos Caracas?
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Iran and Andes senior analysts Naysan Rafati and Phil Gunson to talk about the Ukraine war’s fallout on Iran nuclear talks and Venezue...
19 Maalis 20221h 5min
