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State building in the Democratic Republic of Congo is at risk of failing without a new impetus to support democratic consolidation in 2010. The latest briefing from the International Crisis Group examines the failure of the leaders elected in 2006 to radically change governance and to fulfil the democratic aspirations of their citizens. Nearly four years after Joseph Kabila won the presidency in elections hailed as a milestone in the peace process, power is being centralised at the presidential office, checks and balances barely exist, and civil liberties are regularly undermined, despite growing signs that the regime is unable to manage local conflicts.
Turkey and the Middle East: Ambitions and Constraints
7 April 2010
Turkey's sometimes controversial new Middle East activism is an asset to the EU and U.S., and attractive in the region, but only if Ankara pursues its long-standing integration with the West.
CrisisWatch N°80, 1 April 2010
1 April 2010
Two actual or potential conflict situations deteriorated and one improved in March 2010, according to the new issue of CrisisWatch.
Recent reports & briefings
- Turkey and the Middle East: Ambitions and Constraints, Europe Report Nº203, 7 April 2010
- Haiti: Stabilisation and Reconstruction after the Quake, Latin America/Caribbean Report Nº32, 31 March 2010
- Rigged Elections in Darfur and the Consequences of a Probable NCP Victory in Sudan, Africa Briefing Nº72, 30 March 2010
- Libya/Chad: Beyond Political Influence, Africa Briefing Nº71, 23 March 2010
- Madagascar: Ending the Crisis, Africa Report N°156, 18 March 2010
- North Korea under Tightening Sanctions, Asia Briefing N°101, 15 March 2010
- Radicalisation and Dialogue in Papua, Asia Report Nº188, 11 March 2010
- Zimbabwe: Political and Security Challenges to the Transition, Africa Briefing Nº70, 3 March 2010
- The Threat from Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Asia Report N°187, 1 March 2010
- CrisisWatch N°79, 1 March 2010, CrisisWatch N°79, 1 March 2010
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with some 130 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
