Thread by @CrisisGroup

The Spring update of @CrisisGroup's European Union Watch List is here.

Read on for recommendations from our analysts around the globe on how the EU can enhance prospects for peace in the #Sahel, #Kosovo and #Serbia, #Pakistan and #LatinAmerica: crisisgroup.org/global/watch-l…

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The report starts with an introduction by @CrisisGroup CEO & President @EroComfort, where she highlights the role the EU can play in #Sudan, particularly by deterring outside actors from getting sucked into the fighting.
crisisgroup.org/global/preside…

.@EroComfort also writes about the EU's current top security priority: backing Ukraine to defend itself.

And even as the EU and member states continue supporting Ukraine, they should signal to Moscow that a path toward a negotiated settlement or ceasefire remains possible.

Globally, @EroComfort stresses that Europe should pay even greater attention to the cumulative economic effects of the war, sanctions on Russia and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also high on the agenda of EU foreign ministers is China.

Treading the right line in Europe's relations with Beijing – one that is realistic about the importance of trade and global problem-solving with China while clear-eyed about the challenge a more assertive Beijing poses – is one of the EU's biggest test, concludes @EroComfort.

Turning to the #Sahel, the @CrisisGroup Watch List looks at why the European Union and its member states should maintain dialogue with authorities in #Mali and #BurkinaFaso.

📄: crisisgroup.org/africa/sahel/m…

On that front, we recommend that the EU:

Relations between Europe and #Iran are more fraught than ever. Yet the EU should reinvigorate its efforts to contribute to reducing frictions in the region.

📄: crisisgroup.org/middle-east-no…

To that end, @CrisisGroup suggests that the EU:

After helping to calm tensions between #Kosovo and #Serbia, the European Union is now struggling to further defuse emerging disputes.

📄: crisisgroup.org/europe-central…

Here’s how it can make a difference in the region:

The Watch List also identifies ways the European Union and its member states could help countries in Latin America tackle the rise in violence linked to organised crime.

📄: crisisgroup.org/latin-america-…

@CrisisGroup recommends that the EU:

Finally, the Watch List examines how the EU can help #Pakistan confront its spiralling and interconnected political, economic and climate-related crises.

📄: crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asi…

It’s vital that the EU steps in to offer assistance on all three fronts:

We @CrisisGroup believe the Watch List can help the European Union make a difference in the areas cited above, with policy guidance from the report.

Read the full update for more information, analysis and a deep-dive into our recommendations.
crisisgroup.org/global/watch-l…