@crisisgroup Senior U.S Advocacy Analyst. @JohnsHopkins @CalPoly alum. Previously @brianschatz.
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Ginger Jacobs retweeted
My colleague @alanboswell observes that “[t]he Horn’s renewed integration with the greater Middle East is not inherently a negative trend....But for now...integration of the two regions is occurring substantially through proxy warfare and arms.”
foreignaffairs.com/middle-ea…
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
I just arrived in the Middle East. I’m the first Democrat to be in the region since the war began.
I’m here to view war damage, talk to our partners about the impact of the war, and meet with those who are working to end the conflict.
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
Trump #UNGA81 openly musing with world leaders whether to 'annihilate' Iran or to make a deal after the November mid-term elections.
Some applause from world leaders when Trump committed that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
World leaders gather in New York next week for the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, as the U.N. grapples with crises internal and external.
@RichardGowan1, @FortiD and @MarieaSekijima on what to watch:
justsecurity.org/157177/un-g…
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
It's out! @CrisisGroup's big annual briefing on the state of the #UnitedNations is here.
Congrats to @FortiD for pulling it together this year.
crisisgroup.org/sbr/global/s…
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
"The drone war I witnessed is no longer a footnote in Colombia’s conflict. It is a preview of where conflict is heading."
@BramEbus investigates the rapid spread of drones in Colombia’s conflicts and why the emerging threat will be a critical challenge for the new government.
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
2/ This attack comes as the Trump administration is rounding up and deporting individuals, including several U.S.-born American citizen children, to Haiti. The cruelty of this policy is matched only by the dishonesty used to justify it.
nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/po…
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
Donald Blome, a career diplomat who most recently served as US ambassador to Pakistan, has been confirmed as the State Department’s top diplomat for the Middle East, filling a position that had been vacant since January 2025
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
My colleague @gingermjacobs warns that “[t]hough many Haitians may seek to stay in the U.S. by applying for asylum, those obliged to return will find a country in the grip of deadly gang violence.”
crisisgroup.org/anb/united-s…
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
Well after a *year and a half* the State Department is one step closer to actually getting confirmed regional assistant secretaries. What a concept!
Today SFRC voted out of committee Donald Blome for NEA (22-0 vote), Juan Segura for WHA (14-8), and Brendan Hanrahan (13-8)
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
Schumer declares on the floor that he's a "strong no" vote on NDAA today, strongest sign yet that Dems will likely block debate on the defense bill.
Without measures to rein Trump in on Iran, Schumer says the $1.15T bill amounts to a "permission slip" for the admin.
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
"The question facing those who hold influence, over Venezuela’s potential transition [...] is whether they will create the conditions for that work to begin, or whether the opportunity [...] will be lost to the calculations of those who confuse stability with legitimacy."
Our piece for @JoDemocracy @MaryhenJimenez, Veronica Zubillaga, Rebecca Hanson 👇 journalofdemocracy.org/onlin…
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
“For decades American diplomats have urged the UN to go on a diet ... the Trump Administration is testing whether a starvation diet will get the fastest and most dramatic results.”
I spoke with @CDNAffairs about the state of the UN:
canadianaffairs.news/2026/07…
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
1/ the short answer is “no”. The main purpose of the agreement was to demobilize FARC combatants and it did: around 13,000 people disarmed. Of those, around 90 per cent remain in civilian life. Violence has never dropped as dramatically as after 2016.
peaceaccords.nd.edu/
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
📍 لجنة العلاقات الخارجية في مجلس الشيوخ ستناقش مشروع القانون حول #السودان (ادناه) يوم الاربعاء الساعة ١٠ صباحا" بتوقيت واشنطن.
Ginger Jacobs retweeted
Reported U.S. Killing of Crime Boss Points to Shake-up in Venezuela’s Mining Heartland crisisgroup.org/rss.xml via @crisisgroup