Diplomacy & Crisis News

On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the “invaluable contribution” of peacekeeping to the history of the Organization and reaffirmed his commitment to improving the effectiveness of ‘blue helmets’ in the coming years.

U.N.: A military defeat of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq could scatter extremists around the globe.

The jihadists are on the march in Iraq -- and that's not going to change unless Baghdad gets serious about building a Sunni force to win this war.

Spanish voters are ready to boot the corrupt establishment parties from office. It’s about time.

Some 85,000 Iraqis have fled fighting in the central city of Ramadi but as temperatures in the region soar, thousands more still on the move are facing obstacles in reaching safety such as lack of proper shelter and “onerous requirements” for documentation, the United Nations refugee agency warned today.

The White House takes an important symbolic step by removing Cuba from the official state sponsor of terror list.

As Washington debates “fast track” trade negotiating authority, politicians are out of sync with a turn in public sentiment.

The Islamic State's cyber chief calls for lone-wolf attack on Arizona man planning a Mohammed cartoon contest.

A hit TV series has found audiences among Israelis and Palestinians alike with its brutal honesty about the ugliness of war and the complexity of human life.

The veteran former CIA operative recalls the good old days after 9/11: “When I was standing in security lines at airports soon after 9/11, nobody was complaining. Now when I stand in security lines, people are complaining.”

This is a photograph of Texas National Guardsmen engineers helping some Texans in Granbury, Texas.

Destruction d'emplois , tassement des salaires, déstabilisé des économies… après deux décennies, le bilan de l'accord de libre-échange nord-américain (Alena) est accablant. / Canada, États-Unis, Mexique, Agriculture, Agroalimentaire, Alimentation, Commerce international, Économie, Entreprise, (...) / Canada, États-Unis, Mexique, Agriculture, Agroalimentaire, Alimentation, Commerce international, Économie, Entreprise, Libéralisme, Multinationales, Travail, Amérique du Nord, Commerce, Néolibéralisme - 2015/06

The report that Korean People's Army General Hyon Yong-ch'ol, Minister of the People's Armed Forces, has been shot for insubordination – by an anti-aircraft gun and before a crowd of officials, no less – raises troubling questions about both halves of the divided Korean Peninsula.

To mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Crisis Group's President & CEO Jean-Marie Guehénno speaks to China Radio International about the evolution of peacekeeping since the UN’s first mission in 1948, focusing particularly on China’s growing role in bringing peace to conflicts around the world. (29 May 2015)

As South Sudan’s civil conflict continues to escalate, three senior United Nations officials have urged all stakeholders in the country to reach a sustainable solution to the crisis through inclusive dialogue and foster a lasting peace based on accountability and reconciliation.ed on accountability and reconciliation.

The Security Council today adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations mission in the country until 30 November 2015, giving the operation authorization to use all necessary means to protect civilians, monitor and investigate human rights, and create the conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

More than one million military, police and civilian personnel have served as United Nations peacekeepers over the years, and despite growing security threats and the sacrifices that come with being deployed in challenging environments, over 100,000 men and women continue to work for the cause of peace.

Nigeria's new president may have a mandate from the voters. But if he can't get the state governors on his side, his ambitious reforms won't stand a chance.

The 71st session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its ministerial session today in Bangkok, as region’s leaders meet to discuss the integration and implementation of economic, social and environmental development with focus on financing and partnership.

China's biggest index just took a stomach-churning plunge. Is it a sign of things to come?