France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-03-03

Havana's trash crisis suggests government dysfunction

Havana is sliding into a public-health emergency as uncollected garbage piles up across the capital.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-02-17

Putin eyes removal of Zelenskyy amid Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Zelenskyy's removal would not only be a personal vendetta, it would also be a calculated move to assert control over Ukraine's sovereignty and send a chilling message to neighboring countries.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-02-10

US-Russia summit in UAE thaws military freeze and swaps prisoners

In a pivotal thaw between nuclear superpowers, Russia and the United States agreed to revive high-level military talks during tense Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-02-09

Weaponized water: a blueprint for tomorrow’s conflicts

Deadlocked water diplomacy over the Nile River bodes ill for other flashpoints around the world.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-02-02

Nationwide protests show a nation fed up with Tehran's currency failures

The Iranian rial's collapse is a symbol of a system in free fall, and the result of the culmination of years of corruption, mismanagement and geopolitical isolation.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-02-02

Historic rights and sovereign equality: Legal deadlock in the Horn of Africa

A legal framework to manage the water of the Nile River remains out of reach, and now the nature of the dispute is shifting.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-01-28

Kyiv's elderly struggle to survive amid Russian attacks on power, heat

Russian strikes this month have repeatedly cut power to tens of thousands of homes and heating to 6,000 apartment blocks -- half of all those in the city.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-01-21

Regime's internet blackout does little to silence Iranians' desire for democracy

The internet blackout was meant to be the regime's decisive weapon, but it has become a glaring symbol of the government's fragility and fear of its own people.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-01-13

What's actually happening in the Red Sea

The Houthis' maritime campaign of disruption is aimed at applying pressure without sparking a full-scale conflict.

France intercepted the tanker Grinch and released it only after a multi-million euro fine, signaling a tougher crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet'.

Crisis Watch 2026-01-05

Iran's execution crisis exposes a regime in panic

Rather than addressing fundamental challenges, Tehran has chosen the path of terror, using executions as a tool of political repression to silence opposition and intimidate the population.