Analysis Conflict 2 October 2018 After Russia-Turkey deal, the fate of Syria’s Idlib hangs in the balance A buffer zone is supposed to prevent a bloody battle in Syria’s last rebel-held province, but are Assad’s forces and rebel factions on side?
Analysis Aid and Policy 28 September 2018 As Trump runs low on targets, aid sector asks: are we next? At the UN General Assembly, the US president vowed to review overseas assistance and favour his “friends”. Relief officials are worried
Analysis Aid and Policy 26 September 2018 Shutdowns, suspensions, and legal threats put relief in world’s troublespots at risk A harder donor line on counter-terror compliance, from the US in Syria in particular, has the sector worried
Analysis Conflict 3 September 2018 Syrian war: Understanding Idlib’s rebel factions Fighting forces in Syria’s last rebel-held territory are divided on almost everything but their opposition to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
Analysis Conflict 3 September 2018 Idlib briefing: “Humanitarian catastrophe” feared as Syria war reaches final rebel stronghold Millions at risk from looming army offensive; last-gasp Russia-Turkey talks to determine what happens next
Analysis Conflict 14 August 2018 BRIEFING: All you need to know about South Sudan's new power-sharing accord Will it help end the war and improve civilian life?
Analysis Aid and Policy 2 August 2018 As Iraq slips from the headlines, humanitarians worry that aid donors are beginning to lose interest Is the shift from providing emergency assistance to funding reconstruction and development happening too soon?
Analysis Conflict 1 August 2018 High-profile terror trial speaks to an emerging threat in Senegal Light sentences raise questions about the state’s response to Islamist extremism
Analysis Conflict 4 July 2018 Dispossession or development? The tug of war over Syria’s ruined slum dwellings The government has chosen formerly besieged rebel areas as the first for reconstruction
Analysis Conflict 18 June 2018 Razed villages and empty fields await Congo-Brazzaville’s displaced “Life has to be rebuilt”
Analysis Aid and Policy 14 June 2018 Hodeidah: What the assault means for Yemen’s civilians and the aid effort “We are not going to leave. Too many lives are at stake”: UN humanitarian coordinator
Analysis Aid and Policy 22 May 2018 As Syria looks to rebuild, US and allies hope money can win where guns lost Critics say tying reconstruction aid to political change won’t work and will hurt civilians
