In Baku now: “It is realistic to reach an agreement with Armenia by COP29” (November), says President Aliyev.

My Twitter (X) homepage is churning with posts by Turkish advocates of improved relations with the EU expressing disillusionment about the latest EU Council conclusions which effectively linked any progress on Turkey-EU relations to the progress of Cyprus talks on RoC terms.

Our new commentary Crisis Group offers ideas about how diplomats could get better results from talks with the Taliban. So far, negotiations with the Taliban have failed to make their regime more politically inclusive or respectful of women’s rights. 1/ crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asi…

Totally agree with this assessment of EU council conclusions on Türkiye-EU. Linking all progress on TR-EU to progress on UN backed Cyprus talks is counterproductive, lacking any strategic foresight & ignores the recent history of UN backed efforts on Cyprus .

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🚨Still, further Israel-Iran escalation is not inevitable. All sides are now in a position to step back and they should do so.

Given our recent work on the mental health crisis in Syria, combined with the distress we can all feel in and around Gaza, I wanted to share some very practical observations on the psychological effects of conflict, through the lens of 'trauma'. 🧵

Following a strategic debate on EU-Turkey during the European Council summit on 17-18 April, the council is anticipated to urge for progress on the Commission & the High Representative’s joint communication reg. the state of 🇪🇺🇹🇷 political, economic & trade relations.

Nine years ago today (15 April 2015) was my first day of work at Crisis Group

The turbulence of Turkey and its neighbourhood has been quite like a roller coaster.

How will Tehran retaliate for the consular strike? Failure to respond can be seen as weakness, yet even a calculated response can set into motion an “escalatory trap.”

In our new report, ‘Stopping Famine in Gaza’, we provide granular data through mapping and satellite imagery on the extent of the damage and destruction and the severity of the food insecurity crisis.

Our key findings: 1/9
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Indeed voter turnout was relatively low, per the graph below (which i saw on a post by Seda Demiralp )