Michael Hanna
@mwhanna.crisisgroup.org
Director, U.S. Program, International Crisis Group; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Reiss Center on Law and Security, NYU School of Law
Joined the tail end of this episode on US-Saudi following a cast of Crisis Group colleagues on the worrying developments in Gaza despite the Security Council vote.
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UN stamps Trump plan, Gaza in Limbo, Saudi Crown Prince in Washington
Podcast Episode · Hold Your Fire! · 11/22/2025 · 1h 1m
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November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Joined the tail end of this episode on US-Saudi following a cast of Crisis Group colleagues on the worrying developments in Gaza despite the Security Council vote.
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NEWS from @crisisgroup.org.
After 7 years as UN Director, I'm moving to a new program on Global Issues and Institutions.
@fortid.crisisgroup.org becomes Head of UN Affairs, backed by @mayaungar.bsky.social.
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AND we need a Senior Analyst covering geopolitics 👇
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After 7 years as UN Director, I'm moving to a new program on Global Issues and Institutions.
@fortid.crisisgroup.org becomes Head of UN Affairs, backed by @mayaungar.bsky.social.
.
AND we need a Senior Analyst covering geopolitics 👇
jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...
International Crisis Group - Senior Analyst, Global Order and Peacemaking (Global Issues and Institutions)
Crisis Group is launching a new program on Global Issues and Institutions. The program will include (i) a project on global order and peacemaking; (ii) Crisis Group’s eEarth project monitoring resourc
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November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
NEWS from @crisisgroup.org.
After 7 years as UN Director, I'm moving to a new program on Global Issues and Institutions.
@fortid.crisisgroup.org becomes Head of UN Affairs, backed by @mayaungar.bsky.social.
.
AND we need a Senior Analyst covering geopolitics 👇
jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...
After 7 years as UN Director, I'm moving to a new program on Global Issues and Institutions.
@fortid.crisisgroup.org becomes Head of UN Affairs, backed by @mayaungar.bsky.social.
.
AND we need a Senior Analyst covering geopolitics 👇
jobs.crisisgroup.org/o/analyst-gl...
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Opinion | I’m in Venezuela. This Is the True Cost of Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
That is absolutely shocking.
Ambassador Mike Huckabee, President Trump’s envoy to Israel, met at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem in July with Jonathan Pollard, an American who spent 30 years in prison for spying for Israel, Pollard said. The unusual meeting appeared to be a sharp break with years of precedent for U.S. diplomats.
Ambassador Huckabee Held Meeting With Jonathan Pollard, Ex-Spy, at U.S. Embassy in Israel
Jonathan J. Pollard, who was convicted of espionage, said in an interview that the meeting, which was highly unusual for a U.S. diplomat to attend, had been friendly.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
That is absolutely shocking.
Amazing to see these recycled arguments about the magical attributes of air power. What in recent U.S. historical experience could lead someone to write this?
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Amazing to see these recycled arguments about the magical attributes of air power. What in recent U.S. historical experience could lead someone to write this?
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NEW:
In @justsecurity.org I analyze the Trump administration's reported theory for how it can continue its lethal maritime strikes despite the time limit on unauthorized military action imposed by the War Powers Resolution.
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In @justsecurity.org I analyze the Trump administration's reported theory for how it can continue its lethal maritime strikes despite the time limit on unauthorized military action imposed by the War Powers Resolution.
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Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes
Analysis of Trump administration's claim that War Powers Resolution's regulating US troops in "hostilities" does not apply to boat strikes.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW:
In @justsecurity.org I analyze the Trump administration's reported theory for how it can continue its lethal maritime strikes despite the time limit on unauthorized military action imposed by the War Powers Resolution.
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In @justsecurity.org I analyze the Trump administration's reported theory for how it can continue its lethal maritime strikes despite the time limit on unauthorized military action imposed by the War Powers Resolution.
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When Trump-Xi meet will they build on trade détente their teams negotiated? Broaden talks to broach security issues? Pursue balance of military power that allows 🇺🇸🇨🇳to feel sufficiently assured that respective core interests are secure?
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Making the Most of the Trump-Xi Meeting | International Crisis Group
The world will be watching when the leaders of the two foremost global powers confer in South Korea on 30 October. They should use the opportunity to de-escalate the U.S.-China trade standoff, steady ...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When Trump-Xi meet will they build on trade détente their teams negotiated? Broaden talks to broach security issues? Pursue balance of military power that allows 🇺🇸🇨🇳to feel sufficiently assured that respective core interests are secure?
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My colleague Ali Wyne has a scene-setter ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting tomorrow in South Korea. In addition to de-escalating trade tensions, he argues that Trump should strive to reinforce a fragile status quo and avoid under-developed policy improvisations.
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Making the Most of the Trump-Xi Meeting | International Crisis Group
The world will be watching when the leaders of the two foremost global powers confer in South Korea on 30 October. They should use the opportunity to de-escalate the U.S.-China trade standoff, steady ...
www.crisisgroup.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My colleague Ali Wyne has a scene-setter ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting tomorrow in South Korea. In addition to de-escalating trade tensions, he argues that Trump should strive to reinforce a fragile status quo and avoid under-developed policy improvisations.
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🎧 SPECIAL EPISODE | Hold Your Fire!
Our experts discuss what the RSF’s takeover of Darfur’s El Fasher means for the trajectory of Sudan’s war and hopes for peace.
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Our experts discuss what the RSF’s takeover of Darfur’s El Fasher means for the trajectory of Sudan’s war and hopes for peace.
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Special Episode: What Does the RSF’s Seizure of El Fasher Mean for Sudan’s War? | International Crisis Group
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard talks with Crisis Group experts Shewit Woldemichael and Alan Boswell about what the RSF’s takeover of Darfur’s El Fasher means for the trajectory of Sudan’s war, ...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🎧 SPECIAL EPISODE | Hold Your Fire!
Our experts discuss what the RSF’s takeover of Darfur’s El Fasher means for the trajectory of Sudan’s war and hopes for peace.
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Our experts discuss what the RSF’s takeover of Darfur’s El Fasher means for the trajectory of Sudan’s war and hopes for peace.
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The exact circumstances that prompted Israeli’s bombing in Gaza today remain disputed, but the incident will be an early test for the various guarantors and the ceasefire monitoring body the U.S. has stood up in recent weeks. Will be problematic if there is divergence among the guarantors.
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The exact circumstances that prompted Israeli’s bombing in Gaza today remain disputed, but the incident will be an early test for the various guarantors and the ceasefire monitoring body the U.S. has stood up in recent weeks. Will be problematic if there is divergence among the guarantors.
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The U.S. pressure campaign in the Caribbean risks destabilizing the broader Andes region, with potentially catastrophic spillover effects.
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🧵 on Colombia takeaways 👇
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Our latest statement from @CrisisGroup
🧵 on Colombia takeaways 👇
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Beware the Slide Toward Regime Change in Venezuela | International Crisis Group
The Trump administration is dispatching military assets to the Caribbean and sinking boats it claims ferry drugs. While it appears the deployment is part of a plan to depose Venezuelan President Nicól...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The U.S. pressure campaign in the Caribbean risks destabilizing the broader Andes region, with potentially catastrophic spillover effects.
Our latest statement from @CrisisGroup
🧵 on Colombia takeaways 👇
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Our latest statement from @CrisisGroup
🧵 on Colombia takeaways 👇
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Ukraine wants security guarantees. What is it asking for exactly, why hasn't it gotten what it wants, and what's it likely to get in the future? New @crisisgroup.org explainer lays it out.
High Stakes Promises: The Challenge of Security Guarantees for Ukraine | International Crisis Group
Ukraine is asking its partners for security guarantees – ideally now, but certainly before it makes any deal with Russia. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts explain why this topic is so fraught for Ukr...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Ukraine wants security guarantees. What is it asking for exactly, why hasn't it gotten what it wants, and what's it likely to get in the future? New @crisisgroup.org explainer lays it out.
Biden's policies on Gaza were a catastrophic failure, but it's misleading to see Trump's ability to bend Netanyahu as an obvious example of what Biden should've done. Biden failed to even try to use influence and leverage, but if he had it would've been a massive political battle with real costs.
October 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Biden's policies on Gaza were a catastrophic failure, but it's misleading to see Trump's ability to bend Netanyahu as an obvious example of what Biden should've done. Biden failed to even try to use influence and leverage, but if he had it would've been a massive political battle with real costs.
The last few weeks and the ceasefire mark a major turnaround for US-Egypt ties, which have been markedly strained since Trump's return. With displacement for now having been explicitly set aside in the agreement and Cairo playing a major role in the talks, Sisi will feel huge relief and vindication.
October 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The last few weeks and the ceasefire mark a major turnaround for US-Egypt ties, which have been markedly strained since Trump's return. With displacement for now having been explicitly set aside in the agreement and Cairo playing a major role in the talks, Sisi will feel huge relief and vindication.
A ceasefire in Gaza and all that that entails in a first phase will be cause for immense relief. The 20-point plan is obviously flawed, but what comes after will have to be heavily negotiated in any case and will only be sustained if there is sustained pressure from U.S., Europe and regional states.
October 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A ceasefire in Gaza and all that that entails in a first phase will be cause for immense relief. The 20-point plan is obviously flawed, but what comes after will have to be heavily negotiated in any case and will only be sustained if there is sustained pressure from U.S., Europe and regional states.
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‘Two years on, Gaza has paid the price for global inaction.’
As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
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As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
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October 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
‘Two years on, Gaza has paid the price for global inaction.’
As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
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As we mark Hamas’s attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, @crisisgroup.org’s CEO and President @comfortero.crisisgroup.org reflects on what has unfolded since - and the urgent choices now before us. 1/9 🧵
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Pleased to speak with the BBC about the lethal and lawless US strikes in the Caribbean.
"There is no legal basis for these premeditated killings in the Caribbean."
"There is no legal basis for these premeditated killings in the Caribbean."
October 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Pleased to speak with the BBC about the lethal and lawless US strikes in the Caribbean.
"There is no legal basis for these premeditated killings in the Caribbean."
"There is no legal basis for these premeditated killings in the Caribbean."
On this week’s episode, I joined Richard Atwood along with my colleagues @mairavz.bsky.social @maxji.bsky.social and Amjad Iraqi to discuss Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposals and next steps.
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What to Make of Trump’s Gaza Plan? | International Crisis Group
This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard talks with Crisis Group experts Michael Hanna, Max Rodenbeck, Amjad Iraqi and Mairav Zonszein about Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza peace plan, who might benefit fro...
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October 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On this week’s episode, I joined Richard Atwood along with my colleagues @mairavz.bsky.social @maxji.bsky.social and Amjad Iraqi to discuss Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposals and next steps.
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This will generate some immediate friction with Israel over when to halt operations. But Hamas agreed to enough, particularly on the front end, to get a go-ahead from Trump.
Anticipating a major diplomatic victory, Trump says "Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza." (Some of Israel's most deadly strikes on Hamas leadership have come when peace deals appeared imminent)
October 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This will generate some immediate friction with Israel over when to halt operations. But Hamas agreed to enough, particularly on the front end, to get a go-ahead from Trump.
A few impressions on US-Qatar security agreement (setting aside legal questions): it’s a precedent that other Gulf partners will seek to replicate; will be hugely frustrating to restraint wing of admin, particularly at DoD; and, lastly, it’s a reflection of Arab influence when properly marshaled.
October 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A few impressions on US-Qatar security agreement (setting aside legal questions): it’s a precedent that other Gulf partners will seek to replicate; will be hugely frustrating to restraint wing of admin, particularly at DoD; and, lastly, it’s a reflection of Arab influence when properly marshaled.
The conspicuous absence of Egypt's President Sisi from UNGA is telling with respect to the state of U.S.-Egypt relations. That absence is further magnified by today's meeting with Trump, which is to include key Arab and Muslim states.
September 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The conspicuous absence of Egypt's President Sisi from UNGA is telling with respect to the state of U.S.-Egypt relations. That absence is further magnified by today's meeting with Trump, which is to include key Arab and Muslim states.
Truly welcome news that should have happened long ago.
HUGE HUGE NEWS FROM EGYPT!!
Egyptian President Sisi has issued a presidential pardon for activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Egyptian President Sisi has issued a presidential pardon for activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah.
September 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Truly welcome news that should have happened long ago.