Al-Qaeda and ISIS Twenty Years after 9/11
On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a new episode of Hold Your Fire! looks at the shadow cast by the “global war on terror” across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Rich...
10 Sep 202142min
Afghanistan: the Islamic State, still no Taliban government and a looming humanitarian catastrophe
After days of chaos at Kabul airport, including an attack by the Islamic State’s local chapter, the last American plane has left, ending the Americans’ twenty-year war against the Taliban. As yet, the...
3 Sep 202147min
Special Episode: What Will the Taliban Do Next?
The Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan. A few days ago, insurgents entered the Afghan capital Kabul, topping off a week in which they had swept through cities and towns across the country. Back f...
19 Aug 202134min
Iraq: Protests, Iran’s Role and an End to U.S. Combat Operations
After a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi earlier this week, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that American forces would end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021. Biden...
30 Jul 202137min
The Taliban’s Advance in Afghanistan
The past few weeks have seen sweeping gains by Taliban insurgents across parts of Afghanistan as U.S. forces withdraw. This week, Richard Atwood is joined by Laurel Miller, Crisis Group’s Asia directo...
22 Jul 202144min
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Six months after the military seized power in Myanmar, mass strikes and a brutal crackdown by the regime continue to paralyse the country – as the economy and public services, including the health sys...
15 Jul 202135min
Ten Years of South Sudanese Statehood
This week marks the tenth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, much-celebrated at the time but now eclipsed by the brutal civil war that followed. The conflict, which saw the army split along et...
8 Jul 202139min
A Dramatic Turn in Ethiopia’s Tigray War
Earlier this week, fighters loyal to the ousted leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region recaptured Mekelle, the regional capital, as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed withdrew federal forces and announc...
1 Jul 202136min
