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This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Crisis Group experts Yasmine Farouk, Omar Mahmood and Shewit Woldemichael about the new public Saudi-UAE rift and its implications for Sudan, Somalia and the wider region.

Trump’s “Board of Peace” is neither an alternative to the U.N. nor a harmless vanity project but a threat to international cooperation.

Crisis Group expert David Mora assesses the latest handover of convicts and criminal suspects amid threats of U.S. military action on Mexican soil.

Crisis Group expert Michael Wahid Hanna analyses Trump’s latest peacemaking gesture, related to the dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over a dam on the Nile.

Crisis Group expert Daniel Akech analyses the country’s resurgent violence, as opposition forces make substantial gains against the government in early 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he will engage with allies about his expansionist designs on Greenland. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts look at the crisis these designs have created, and their implications for transatlantic security. 

A dramatic confrontation between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has redrawn Syria’s political map. A U.S.-mediated ceasefire appears on the verge of collapse. More hostilities would be bad for everyone. Both sides should quickly return to the negotiating table. 

Crisis Group expert Daniel Forti discusses the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed expansion of the “Board of Peace” for the UN

Crisis Group expert Omar Mahmood explains the reasons behind Mogadishu’s rupture with Abu Dhabi and its worrying implications for Somalia  

This week on War & Peace, Olga and Alissa speak with Nathalie Tocci, director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, about Europe’s response to the U.S. operation in Venezuela, the Trump administration’s aggressive rhetoric over Greenland, and what it all means for the future of transatlantic relations.