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Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (I): Egypt Victorious?

Middle East/North Africa Report N°101, 24 February 2011

If Egypt’s popular uprising is to achieve its aspirations for a truly democratic society, street activism will need to be converted into inclusive, institutional politics.

Immediate International Steps Needed to Stop Atrocities in Libya
Immediate International Steps Needed to Stop Atrocities in Libya

Brussels, 22 February 2011: With credible reports of concerted deadly attacks against civilians committed by Libyan security forces, including the use of military aircraft to indiscriminately attack demonstrators, the international community must respond immediately.

Commentary: In post-Mubarak Egypt, the rebirth of the Arab world
In post-Mubarak Egypt, the rebirth of the Arab world

Robert Malley and Hussein Agha in The Washington Post, 11 February 2011: The protesters on the streets of Cairo who, in just 18 days, ended the three-decade rule of Hosni Mubarak were not merely demanding the end of an unjust, corrupt and oppressive regime. They did not merely decry privation, unemployment or the disdain with which their leaders treated them. They had long suffered such indignities. What they fought for was something more elusive and more visceral.

Podcast: Preventing War between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Preventing War between Armenia and Azerbaijan

8 February 2011: Escalating front-line clashes, a spiralling arms race, vitriolic rhetoric and a virtual breakdown in peace talks increase the chance Armenia and Azerbaijan will go back to war over Nagorno-Karabakh. Sabine Freizer, Crisis Group's Europe Program Director, explains to us the situation.

Crisis Group Supports USIP

The International Crisis Group strongly supports continued funding for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), a unique, independent organization in the United States focused on preventing, managing and resolving international conflicts. Crisis Group values the partnership it has shared with USIP on important policy discussions, workshops and studies to tackle difficult foreign policy issues and craft real solutions for global policymakers. All of us in the international affairs community also recognise the critical role USIP serves in training community leaders to promote reconciliation in countless post-conflict countries.