Ecuador is usually considered an oasis of calm as its South American neighbours descend into drug-related crime and conflict. No longer. Today, the country is the continent’s most violent nation.

Why is President Daniel Noboa’s iron-fist approach failing?

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A new peace agreement offers hope of quelling hostilities between Kinshasa and Kigali in eastern DR Congo.

But this Q&A highlights the tough road ahead as diplomats seek to ensure the agreement holds.

~ @emmanuelgamard.bsky.social @stevepomper.bsky.social

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Our Global Tracker is out ⬇️

Crucial feature this month:

🕊️conflict resolution opportunity following a peace agreement between Kinshasa & Kigali. Can it help quell hostilities in eastern DR Congo or will Kigali’s conditions for its withdrawal pose obstacles?

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Europe is finally finding its voice on the Gaza Strip. A better and braver friend would have spoken out earlier and louder, but what matters now is that Europe acts. There is much that European leaders can do as @crisisgroup.org sets out here ⬇️

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Pakistan hits back.

We are inching closer to war as window to de-escalate shrinks between Islamabad and New Delhi.

Allies need to help find bilateral avenues to defuse the tensions between these two nuclear adversaries.

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🚨Our new update for our global conflict tracker is here.

The conflict in focus this month is India-Pakistan after a deadly attack in #Kashmir, but we also have eyes on Israel’s bombardment of #Gaza and Donald Trump’s ever-expanding campaign in #Yemen.

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As the crisis in the Red Sea and Yemen deepens, @crisisgroup.org created a visual explainer tracing how Houthi attacks in some of the world’s most important strategic waters have disrupted global supply chains.

Scroll through here ⬇️

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Trump’s poking and tariff threats at 🇨🇦 could unlock the country’s economic potential and not just stir up patriotic fervour.

Just look at this @financialtimes.com resource map 👇🏾 but there’s a lot to do to make the economy more efficient.

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Women’s roles as survivors and fighters in conflict, and as peacemakers in resolving it, are crucial but often overlooked.

Here's my top 10 picks that shed light on gender and conflict on #InternationalWomensDay ⬇️

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Great front cover! This week’s covers
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from The Economist

Crisis Group’s Iran Project Director, Ali Vaez, explains why the war in Gaza makes a nuclear Tehran more likely.

📌 Originally published in Foreign Affairs: www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/why-w...

On 4 January, Myanmar’s military surrendered a city to the ethnic armed group Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, in a deal brokered by China.

Richard Horsey says it is the most significant ground the military has given up in decades.

The escape of gang leader Adolfo Macias, leading to an eruption of gang violence in Ecuador, has prompted President Noboa to declare an “internal armed conflict”.

Important for the government to first regain control of prisons, says Glaeldys González Calanche.

Experts Mairav Zonszein and Tahani Mustafa say that Blinken’s meeting with Netanyahu is unlikely to change the war’s course.

Absent U.S. support for a permanent ceasefire, the humanitarian catastrophe in the strip is likely to worsen.