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The Russia-Georgia conflict has transformed the contemporary geopolitical world. The urgent need is to implement fully the 15-16 August ceasefire, and most significantly, to ensure that Russian troops return immediately to pre-7 August positions. Current rhetoric in Moscow and Western capitals is eerily reminiscent of the Cold War and will do nothing to resolve the crisis on the ground in Georgia or repair the damage done to European security. The West needs to address Russia’s behaviour not by isolating Moscow, but by engaging it in a way that is both hard-headed and conditional.
Burundi: Restarting Political Dialogue
19 August 2008
Burundi’s political crisis is not solved and may yet jeopardise the country’s future stability.
Kyrgyzstan: A Deceptive Calm
14 August 2008
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has turned Kyrgyzstan in effect into a one-party state, but its surface calm could soon be shattered if he does not deal with its real problems of corruption and economic crisis before winter sets in.
Recent reports & briefings
- CrisisWatch N°60, 1 August 2008, CrisisWatch N°60, 1 August 2008
- Sierra Leone: A New Era of Reform?, Africa Report N°143, 31 July 2008
- Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words?, Asia Report N°158, 24 July 2008
- Venezuela: Political Reform or Regime Demise?, Latin America Report N°27, 23 July 2008
- Ruling Palestine II: The West Bank Model?, Middle East Report N°79, 17 July 2008
- The New Lebanese Equation: The Christians’ Central Role, Middle East Report N°78, 15 July 2008
- Reforming Pakistan's Police, Asia Report N°157, 14 July 2008
- New ICC Prosecution: Opportunities and Risks for Peace in Sudan, report, 14 July 2008
- Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, Middle East Report N°77, 10 July 2008
- Indonesia: Implications of the Ahmadiyah Decree, Asia Briefing N°78, 7 July 2008
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with some 135 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
