by International Crisis Group
Join Crisis Group's Executive Vice President Richard Atwood as he dives deep into the conflicts that rage around the globe with Crisis Group analysts and special guests. These experts bring a unique, on-the-ground perspective to understanding both why those conflicts persist — and what could bring them to an end.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 4, 2025
<p>This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group’s Myanmar expert Richard Horsey about the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar last week, challenges facing relief efforts and implications for the country’s civil war and its military leaders.</p><br><p>In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Myanmar expert Richard Horsey to discuss the aftermath of the earthquake that struck central Myanmar last Friday. They examine the devastation in Myanmar’s second largest city, Mandalay, and other hard-hit areas, how U.S. aid cuts have hampered the emergency response and the extent to which China and others have stepped in. They explore how Myanmar’s civil war complicates relief efforts, with the army largely absent from rescue operations, and whether the disaster might impact military leader Min Aung Hlaing’s grip on power. They also unpack the evolving policies of Myanmar’s big neighbours, China and India, and what might break a stalemate in an increasingly intractable and neglected crisis.</p><br><p>Click here to listen on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hold-your-fire/id1530411354" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1FNUdqxDgvqomhRMWd9iGE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. </p><br><p>For more, check out our recent Q&A “<a href="https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/support-vital-myanmars-quake-victims-despite-military-obstacles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support Vital for Myanmar’s Quake Victims, Despite Military Obstacles</a>”, our briefing “<a href="https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/b181-divided-resistance-myanmars-chin-state" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disquiet on the Western Front: A Divided Resistance in Myanmar’s Chin State</a>” and our <a href="https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Myanmar</a> country page.</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 29, 2025
Richard Atwood interviews Crisis Group experts Daniel Akech and Alan Boswell about the escalating violence in South Sudan and the potential for renewed civil war.
March 22, 2025
In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts Max Rodenbeck, Mairav Zonszein, Amjad Iraqi and Michael Wahid Hanna to discuss the breakdown of the Gaza ceasefire, the likely effect on Palestinians in Gaza and the goals of both Israel’s renewed military campaign and the U.S. strikes on the Houthis in Yemen. Richard first talks to Max, Mairav and Amjad about Israel’s return to war, including its retreat from a three-phase ceasefire deal it struck with Hamas in January. They examine Israeli views of the war, including the growing public anger at the government’s handling of the hostage crisis and the resumption of the war. They also explore Hamas’s strength in Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe in the enclave and the possible futures of governance in the strip. Richard then speaks to Michael, Crisis Group’s U.S. Program Director, about the Trump administration’s emerging Middle East policy, as the U.S. backs Israel's campaign in Gaza, strikes the Houthis in Yemen and steps up pressure on Iran, even as the president signals he wants to enter nuclear talks with Tehran.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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