Content Type: Special Report / Publishing Institution: International Crisis Group / Publication Year: within 5 Years

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 06-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: U.S. President Joe Biden promised to end the “forever wars” launched after the 9/11 attacks. In Somalia, however, his administration has reinvigorated a flawed military-first approach to battling Islamist militants. Washington should complement those efforts with others aimed at stabilisation and political reconciliation.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Violent Extremism, Islamism, Reconciliation, and Stabilization
Political Geography:: Africa, North America, Somalia, and United States of America

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 08-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: Over the last fifteen years, an illicit economy – comprising everything from unregistered casinos to online scamming operations – has boomed along a stretch of the Mekong River separating Laos and Myanmar. Regional states will need to work together to rein in the criminal syndicates behind it.
Topic:: Geopolitics, Economy, Transnational Actors, Organized Crime, Illicit Financial Flows, and Casinos
Political Geography:: Southeast Asia, Laos, Myanmar, and Mekong River

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 08-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: Episodes of unrest in Iran often unfold similarly: the government nods to public concerns, but then resorts to repression, setting the stage for another confrontation between state and society. The pattern is clearest in peripheral provinces like Khuzestan, where a pressing grievance is water scarcity.
Topic:: Natural Resources, Water, Governance, Services, and Civil Unrest
Political Geography:: Iran, Middle East, and Khuzestan

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 08-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: The U.S. is levying sanctions more than ever to hold warring parties accountable, restrict their access to resources and nudge them toward negotiations. Yet these measures can have unintended ill effects. Washington should take additional steps to alleviate these problems.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Sanctions, Reform, Negotiation, and Peacemaking
Political Geography:: North America and United States of America

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 09-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: Millions of Palestinian refugees rely on the UN Relief and Works Agency for services and employment opportunities. But the agency’s finances are in dire straits, putting the refugees’ wellbeing at risk. Donors should step up with sustainable, predictable, multi-year funding.
Topic:: United Nations, Refugees, and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Political Geography:: Middle East, Israel, and Palestine

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 10-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: The danger of armed confrontation over Taiwan is growing, raising the spectre of a direct conflict between China and the U.S. that would have severe global repercussions. Managing this risk will require the parties to rebuild trust by shoring up decades-old understandings.
Topic:: Conflict Prevention, Territorial Disputes, Risk, and Coercion
Political Geography:: China, Taiwan, Asia, United States of America, and Taiwan Strait

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 11-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: Migrants from far and wide are trekking northward through the Darién Gap, a dense jungle where they face dangers including criminal predation. Steps to improve law enforcement, ease crises in countries of origin and provide more humanitarian aid would push policy in the right direction.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Migration, Law Enforcement, Human Trafficking, and Organized Crime
Political Geography:: South America, Central America, United States of America, and Darién Gap

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 11-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: Frictions along the India-China frontier have heated up following a burst of fighting in 2020, the first in decades. The danger of more will lurk as long as the countries disagree over where the line lies. Both should take steps to manage the mounting risks.
Topic:: Conflict Prevention, Territorial Disputes, Borders, and Risk
Political Geography:: China, South Asia, India, Asia, and Himalayas

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 11-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: More and more women are joining the criminal outfits battling for turf in Mexico, heightening the dangers these groups pose. To arrest this trend, and to help offenders leave these groups, authorities should cooperate with civil society to provide alternative pathways to earning a living.
Topic:: Civil Society, Women, Organized Crime, and Gender
Political Geography:: Latin America, North America, and Mexico

Author:: International Crisis Group
Publication Date:: 12-2023
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: International Crisis Group
Abstract:: Nearly a million Rohingya remain stuck in Bangladesh, with little hope of going home soon, as violence rises in the camps and international agencies trim their assistance. Donors should scale the aid back up, while Dhaka should modify its approach to allow for long-term planning.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Refugees, Violence, Rohingya, and Donors
Political Geography:: Bangladesh, South Asia, and Myanmar

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