May 17, 2023 | International Crisis
Afghanistan’s economy crumbled when the current government came into power in 2021. Construction work stopped, businesses shut down, and banks closed. Countless Afghans lost their sources of income. Then an earthquake last June and flash flooding in August destroyed...
May 16, 2023 | International Crisis
“The bridge of desperation.” A CAM contact used these words to describe a bridge that spans the Tachira River in South America, connecting the countries of Venezuela and Colombia. In recent years, throngs of Venezuelans have crossed this bridge as they flee the...
May 5, 2023 | International Crisis
Umair’s* income, earned by working as a mechanic in a vehicle maintenance shop, enabled him to provide for his wife, their five children, and his mother. Then a fire destroyed the shop, his only source of income. The stress of no longer being able to pay rent or...
