International Crisis Group

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

U.S. offers $5 million reward for Shabaab’s deputy emir

The U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Abukar Ali Adan, the deputy leader of Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in...

A Dangerous Strategy: Examining the Biden Administration’s Failures on Iran

Saudi normalization should not come at the expense of Israel’s top priority: Preventing a bad Iran deal

Israeli officials should insist on having the US trigger the snapback mechanism in the JCPOA to its fullest extent. This will make it possible to move forward with a Saudi-American-Israeli deal that also addresses Riyadh's nuclear demands. It will also open the door to joint Israeli-American action against the Iranian program.

Turkey After Erdogan

Collusion or Collision?

Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin

Will Turkey’s Détente with Egypt and the Gulf Extend to the Horn of Africa?

Although the extent to which the climate of détente will affect the Horn is not certain, the relative calm offers a unique opportunity for Washington to claim leadership and prevent the kind of violent rivalry that proved disastrous in Syria and Libya.

Occupied Elsewhere

Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes

Brothers in Arms

The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis

Burning Bridge: The Iranian Land Corridor to the Mediterranean

Why We Should Be Watching the Gulf of Guinea

As Washington has assessed the implications of Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, a crisis has loomed in another critical maritime e...