Thant Myint-U produced my favourite biography this year, Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations and the Untold Story of the 1960βs. It is a brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age that feels very distant now: an era of optimism and idealism.
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π΄ We are hiring a Senior Analyst focusing on Global Order and Peacemaking to join our team.
π Preferably in any of our office locations
Learn more and apply here: jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...
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NEW UPDATE | On Our Radar
πΊπ³ UN Security Council approves a resolution to end the war in Gaza
πΊπΈπ»πͺ Washington sends mixed signals regarding the U.S. naval buildup near Venezuela
πΊπΈπΊπ¦ Trump exerts pressure on Ukraine to sign a peace deal with Russia
www.crisisgroup.org/global/our-r...
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Definitely but not confined to DC applicants. Come one, come all!
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Beware the Slide Toward Regime Change in Venezuela | International Crisis Group
The Trump administration is dispatching military assets to the Caribbean and sinking boats it claims ferry drugs. While it appears the deployment is part of a plan to depose Venezuelan President Nicol...
"Even if the voters opted for new rulers, however, any U.S. effort to bring about regime change in Caracas that is based on military strike power, faulty premises and unwarranted assumptions is unlikely to bring about a smooth political transition β and could lead to far worse outcomes."
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A Brilliant New Biography Tells the Story of the Cold War Era UN Secretary General U-Thant
Podcast Episode Β· Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters Β· 17/11/2025 Β· 35m
Really enjoyed this conversation with @markleongoldberg.bsky.social about my new book Peacemaker (and how a reframing of recent global history - including & perhaps especially the βCold Warβ of the long 1960s - might us imagine new ways forward) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
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Definitely not blue helmets for now.
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What to Look for as the Gaza Peace Plan Comes to the UN Security Council | International Crisis Group
The United States has proposed a UN Security Council resolution to back President Donald Trumpβs plan for Gaza. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Daniel Forti, Richard Gowan and Max Rodenbeck analyse ...
The proposed resolution has three objectives.
(1) To endorse Trumpβs plan and urge all parties to implement its provisions.
(2) To give the UNSC's blessing for the creation of an international Board of Peace that will oversee the Trump planβs implementation in Gaza. The Board (which according to
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The obvious next step is the @nobelprize.bsky.social for excellence in soccer.
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FIFA awarding a "peace prize" to Trump would be so absolutely on-brand, a truly genius innovation.
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We have to assume that the change pro-Brexit voters wanted was a lot more of @anandmenon.bsky.social in the news, and that is what they got.
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Next Question for Gaza Peace Plan: Who Wants to Police It?
Any country sending troops to keep the peace in the enclave could risk having a run-in with Hamas, which says it will resist any attempt to confront it.
"Everyone is really dancing around the fact that you need a mission that can use force, and that is going to be really tough both in terms of operations but also optics."
Me to @wsj.com on stabilization in Gaza.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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YouTube video by TALAL AL-HAJ
Al Arabiya with Richard Gowan , Director, UN and Multilateral Diplomacy [ENG]
I talked to @alarabiyanet.bsky.social about the history of @crisisgroup.org, the state of the UN, peace prospects in Gaza and other conflicts high on our radar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvM...
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YouTube video by TALAL AL-HAJ
Al Arabiya with Richard Gowan , Director, UN and Multilateral Diplomacy [ENG]
I talked to @alarabiyanet.bsky.social about the history of @crisisgroup.org, the state of the UN, peace prospects in Gaza and other conflicts high on our radar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvM...
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Next Question for Gaza Peace Plan: Who Wants to Police It?
Any country sending troops to keep the peace in the enclave could risk having a run-in with Hamas, which says it will resist any attempt to confront it.
"Everyone is really dancing around the fact that you need a mission that can use force, and that is going to be really tough both in terms of operations but also optics."
Me to @wsj.com on stabilization in Gaza.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Making the Most of the Trump-Xi Meeting | International Crisis Group
The world will be watching when the leaders of the two foremost global powers confer in South Korea on 30 October. They should use the opportunity to de-escalate the U.S.-China trade standoff, steady ...
My colleague Ali Wyne has a scene-setter ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting tomorrow in South Korea. In addition to de-escalating trade tensions, he argues that Trump should strive to reinforce a fragile status quo and avoid under-developed policy improvisations.
www.crisisgroup.org/asia-pacific...
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UN Security Officers Stage a Sick-Out to Protest Planned Benefit Cuts - PassBlue
UN Security Officers Stage a Sick-Out to Protest Planned Benefit Cuts - PassBlue
In a rare move, UN security officials stage a sick-out. UN spox says: . . . "what I can also tell you is that the building is very much secure at this point."
passblue.com/2025/10/27/u...
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"Feck U: Developing a University that Ignores Left Stuff."
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