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This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide about U.S.-Europe tensions over Greenland, what may come next in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Venezuela, and how middle powers can help stabilise a world in disarray.

The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have announced an agreement on a ceasefire and governance arrangements in the country’s north east. While several details need further definition, the deal offers a chance at lasting peace. All concerned should grab it.

Crisis Group expert Lahib Higel assesses the reasons behind the U.S. president’s swipe at a former Iraqi prime minister and how political forces are responding

In this online event, Crisis Group and external experts offered insights into the reconfiguration of Haitian gangs and how to address the challenges they pose to Haiti’s stability.

Since Russia’s all-out invasion in 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met domestic political and governance challenges even under fire. But the country’s political truce will not last forever. The president should start laying the groundwork for the country’s future. 

En République centrafricaine, malgré des inquiétudes entourant l’intégrité du scrutin, largement remporté par le pouvoir, les élections générales du 28 décembre se sont déroulées dans le calme. Dans ce Q&A, l’expert de Crisis Group Charles Bouëssel analyse les progrès sécuritaires accomplis par le pays au cours des dernières années et souligne la nécessité de poursuivre ces efforts.

In this video, Crisis Group’s Expert for the Southern Andes, Glaeldys González Calanche, explains why criminal groups in Ecuador have grown so precipitously since 2021 and analyses the impact of the government’s strategy to deploy the military to combat insecurity. 

Crisis Group expert Glaeldys González Calanche explains an unexpected trade row between Ecuador and Colombia, allegedly over security along their shared frontier 

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Richard Gowan, Olga Oliker and Steve Pomper about U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace and whether the transatlantic crisis over Greenland is over.

Dans cet épisode d’Afrique 360°, Rinaldo Depagne et son co-présentateur exceptionnel, Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim, reçoivent Paul-Simon Handy, Directeur régional pour l’Afrique de l’Est à l’Institut d’études de sécurité (ISS), pour revenir sur les principales tendances qui ont marqué l’Afrique en 2025 et anticiper les enjeux qui vont caractériser l'année 2026.