A Long War Looming in Sudan
Almost three months into the war in Sudan that has pitted the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese Army, the fighting shows no sign of slowing. Khartoum remains the epicentre, ...
7 Juli 202347min
Bonus Episode: What Egypt Wants in Sudan
Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Egypt and Sudan from Crisis Group's The Horn podcast.The conflict in Sudan between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF...
30 Juni 202345min
Is This the End? Wagner in Russia, Ukraine and Africa
Over the weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private security company known as the Wagner Group, spearheaded an insurrection in Russia. In response to Kremlin moves to bring Wagner und...
28 Juni 202350min
Blinken in Beijing: Will the Secretary of State's Visit Calm China-U.S. Tensions?
This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travelled to Beijing, where he met with top Chinese foreign policy officials as well as President Xi Jinping. His trip, the first high-level visit in ...
23 Juni 202349min
Myanmar’s Forgotten War
In February 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup that plunged the country into a protracted crisis. Mass protests against the junta met a brutal crackdown and morphed into armed resistance,...
16 Juni 202353min
Could Jihadists Seize Parts of Coastal West Africa?
Recent years have seen increasing fear in some Gulf of Guinea countries, notably Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, that jihadists who have overrun much of the Sahel move south. Militants already o...
2 Juni 202348min
Libya: Political Gridlock, Regional Politics and Sudan’s War
Last week, Libya’s parliament fired one of the country’s two prime ministers, Fathi Bashaga. Libya for years has been split between two rival governments. An internationally recognised prime minister,...
26 Maj 202345min
Riyadh and the World: What to Make of Saudi Arabia’s Recent Diplomacy
Saudi Arabia’s diplomacy is flourishing after a decade in which Riyadh has been entangled in regional conflicts and rivalries. Over the past few years, Saudi Arabia has turned the page on the Gulf Coo...
22 Maj 202347min
