Ginger Jacobs

NEWS: Democrats will try to force a War Powers Resolution vote during a pro forma House session tomorrow, Hakeem Jeffries announces in a Dear Colleague letter

1/ The guns are not yet silent after the ceasefire announcement, and the resumption of U.S.-Iran talks could well show that while a hard part is over, the next part isn't any easier. For Iran, the picture is mixed: it absorbed significant blows, but has not emerged empty-handed.

Some of @CrisisGroup's latest on the #IranWar‌ 🧵(other outputs r available on our website + media quotes found online!) 1. Yesterday, a stellar panel with @dassakaye @citrinowicz @HamidRezaAz moderated by my dear colleague @AliVaez : youtube.com/watch?v=0m9n3N… With a couple of quotes that AP selected here: apnews.com/article/trump-…

In this podcast, we broke down the positions of different #Gulf countries, and what they mean by wanting the war to end in a way "that matters" as I told the NYTimes.

Tomorrow (31 March) is the deadline to apply for the @CrisisGroup UN Analyst role! Come join a dynamic team with me and @RichardGowan1 that majors in multilateral advocacy, GIFs, and Twix jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-un-a…

Crisis Group and prominent individuals call for an initiative, modelled on the 2022 Black Sea grain deal, to ease the transit of food, fertiliser and related intermediate materials through the Strait of Hormuz. crisisgroup.org/stm/global/ira…

Look forward to moderating this outstanding panel tomorrow. Sign up at the link to join us at noon DC/6pm Brussels 👇

📩 The Month Ahead | Iran War at a Crossroads? @EroComfort explains why this spring will be a critical time for global diplomacy: mailchi.mp/crisisgroup.or…

NEW STATEMENT | Finding an Off-Ramp in the Middle East War While the U.S. and Israel have damaged Iran, Tehran has expanded the conflict. With neither side positioned for a win, the escalation risks are sobering. A ceasefire is the immediate priority. crisisgroup.org/stm/middle-eas…

Even before the price of oil spiked, the Trump administration was eyeing Venezuela’s natural resources. There is now more urgency to getting access to petroleum and critical minerals. We explain the challenges that lie ahead. crisisgroup.org/qna/latin-amer…

If you don’t already, now is the time to follow my @CrisisGroup colleagues @AliVaez @YasFarouk @icg_iran for deep expertise on the latest from Iran and the Gulf

ONLINE EVENT | What Comes Next: Deal or War with Iran? ⏰ 24 February | 3pm Brussels | 9am Washington DC | 5.30pm Tehran w/ @AliVaez, @MairavZ, Naysan Rafati, and Nate Swanson. Registration ⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

In its latest show of gunboat diplomacy, the US has deployed a guided-missile destroyer to the coast of Haiti just days before the transitional gov's mandate expires. What is behind the new pressure? My @CrisisGroup colleague @diego_darin explains 👇 crisisgroup.org/anb/latin-amer…

Told @nytimes that we are bracing for impact in the Horn of Africa from the Saudi-Emirate rift — escalating the war in #Sudan and further dividing #Somalia. nytimes.com/2026/02/04/wor…

My colleague in Caracas @philgunson ⬇️

Quick take from @FortiD @CrisisGroup on the Board of Peace idea... crisisgroup.org/global/united-…

9/ Weekend reading 📕: 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026: crisisgroup.org/global/10-conf… Prefer audio? 🎤Hold Your Fire! — What Next for Iran: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hol…

8/ Domestic 🗽: Protests in #Minnesota after the killing of Renee Good by #ICE, alongside Trump’s threat to invoke the #InsurrectionAct.

1/ This week in Washington: Venezuela, Greenland, Iran — and a fraught domestic backdrop.