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Preventing Implosion in Sudan
While mechanisms to end conflicts between the central government and the peripheries– the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the Darfur Peace Agreement and the East Sudan Peace Agreement – have been put in place, they all suffer from lack of implementation. More |
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Security in Afghanistan
President Hamid Karzai’s re-election on, following widespread fraud in the presidential and provincial polls, has delivered a critical blow to his government’s legitimacy while eroding public confidence in the electoral process and in the international community’s commitment to the country’s nascent democratic institutions. More |
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A Way Forward for Zimbabwe
A year after Zimbabwe’s unity government was formed reasonable progress has, against the odds, been made on restoring some social and political stability, but significant threats remain that could still derail the reform process. More |
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Conflict in Congo
Numerous ceasefire agreements and military operations have failed to stabilise eastern Congo and civilians continue to suffer the consequences. More |
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Iraq and the Kurds: The Struggle over Kirkuk
Among the many disputes within the Iraqi body politic, one has been particularly intractable: the conflict between the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan regional government in Erbil over Kirkuk, a city and province that straddles an unofficial dividing line between Arab and Kurdish Iraq. More |
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Peace & Justice
Peace and justice are both of fundamental importance when it comes to ending conflicts. But reconciling them in the context of a peace process can present significant challenges. More |
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Sri Lanka: After the War
Since the decisive military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka has made little progress in reconstructing its battered democratic institutions or establishing conditions for a stable peace. More |
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Gender and Conflict
When the rule of law breaks down, it is women who suffer most often subjected to gender-based violence; becoming the single heads of households; and displaced to camps for refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs). But women are far more than victims: they are often the key to preventing violence from emerging, resolving ongoing conflict, and rebuilding societies once the guns go silent. More |
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Nepal's Faltering Peace Process
Nepal’s peace process is stalled and will not move forward until there are new deals on power-sharing and tackling central peace process and constitutional issues. More |
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Climate Change and Conflict
Long-term changes in climate already have occurred and are projected to continue. The potential consequences of these include food and water shortages, population shifts and economic losses which in turn may increase a range of risks to human security, including the risk of deadly conflict. More |
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End Military Rule in Guinea
Since interim leader Konate has taken power, there is more positive atmosphere, backed up with improved dialogue and a new transitional arrangement. However, the transition is still highly vulnerable to the emergence of a new strong man or to the individual strategies of politicians. More |
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Responsibility to Protect
In its efforts to help prevent conflict worldwide, the International Crisis Group has consistently drawn upon the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). More |
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Archived Key IssuesThese pages are no longer regularly updated, but still serve as useful collections of both Crisis Group and external resources. |
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War in Georgia The short war of August 2008 changed the political scene drastically in the region and in Georgia itself causing immense structural damage and civilian displacement. More |
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Kosovo's Independence Since Kosovo declared independence in 2008, the situation has remained largely stable despite previous concerns about possible widespread violence and/ or a mass exodus from the Serb enclaves. More |
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Crisis in Darfur While a peace agreement has been put in place, splintered parties and conflict mutation have multiplied the number of confrontational fronts upon which violence can erupt. More |