Analysis Conflict 21 May 2019 As Turkey and Russia pull the strings in Syria’s Idlib, civilians pay the price Both countries are interested in preventing a full-scale assault but seem unable to agree on an alternative that might reduce civilian suffering.
Analysis Conflict 15 May 2019 Briefing | What’s behind South Sudan’s delayed peace deal ‘There’s no indication any of the parties are interested in genuine peace’
Analysis Aid and Policy 14 May 2019 Why some Palestinians are shunning foreign aid External assistance has become a contentious topic among some Palestinians. Is community philanthropy the answer?
Analysis Health 2 May 2019 Ebola responders in Congo confront fake news and social media chatter ‘There is no such thing as Ebola’
Analysis Aid and Policy 25 April 2019 Briefing: Just how ‘smart’ are sanctions on Syria? The US and EU say sanctions are designed to avoid harming Syrian civilians and the humanitarians that help them. Aid groups beg to differ.
Analysis Aid and Policy 17 April 2019 What Brexit means for UK NGOs and foreign aid Our guide to how Brexit may affect the UK government’s humanitarian spending, British NGOs, and the EU’s aid arm, ECHO.
Analysis Aid and Policy 16 April 2019 After the ‘euphoria’: The humanitarian backdrop to Sudan’s protests Whatever happens in Khartoum, the country still faces an economic crisis, poor governance, and multiple conflicts
Analysis Conflict 25 March 2019 Needs mount in Colombia as peace commitments lag “You can’t just silence guns, you also have to silence inequality”
Analysis Aid and Policy 20 March 2019 Humanitarian innovation faces rethink as innovators take stock “It doesn’t matter how many gizmos you fund if those in power in the system don’t see real incentives for change”
Analysis Aid and Policy 12 March 2019 Aid groups worry new US anti-terror law could leave them liable “A lot of people, including the Trump administration, recognise the real problems here”
Analysis Conflict 5 March 2019 The blame game over Syria’s winter fuel crisis Sanctions, economic warfare, or government corruption: what is really causing the shortages?
Analysis Conflict 4 March 2019 Briefing: Months after a massacre in Congo, little aid but plenty of fear “Who is left to vote? Everyone has been killed or displaced”
