Riccardo Fabiani
ricfabiani.bsky.social
Riccardo Fabiani
@ricfabiani.bsky.social
Project Director, North Africa at the International Crisis Group.
The draft resolution in blue is already doing the rounds.

In short, it's an honourable compromise and a wasted opportunity to achieve progress on Western Sahara.
October 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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“I think Trump’s team are overestimating their leverage,” @ricfabiani.bsky.social said. “They believe they can magically broker deals without really understanding the complexities of these conflicts and that they can just impose settlements. It’s a big illusion.”
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Is this the next conflict Trump will pledge to solve?
Trump claims to have ended eight wars. Is this his next?
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October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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NEW STATEMENT | The World’s Shame in Gaza

Israel’s Gaza campaign has entered an even more nightmarish phase. The world must press Israel harder to stop the war, lest its offensive destroy Palestinian life in the strip beyond hope of recovery.

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The World’s Shame in Gaza | International Crisis Group
Israel’s Gaza campaign has entered an even more nightmarish phase. The world must press Israel harder to stop the war regardless of “day after” questions – lest its offensive destroy Palestinian life ...
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September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
After yesterday's shift on Western Sahara by Portugal, a helpful reminder to all diplomats and non-diplomats of what the various elements of language on this issue mean and their implications:

(A thread)
July 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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𝐔𝐊 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 “𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦” 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

@ricfabiani.bsky.social‬ talks to us in an exclusive interview on the UK's new deal with Morocco

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June 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Another fascinating historical parallel by my great friend and historian Adam Storring

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The 18th century way of war
At a time of increasing autocratic tendencies and heightened great-power competition, the 18th century provides important lessons from age when it was normal for states to annex territories for the gr...
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February 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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NEW REPORT | Managing Tensions between Algeria and Morocco

Since 2021, Algeria and Morocco have been embroiled in a diplomatic crisis, with incidents in Western Sahara and Rabat’s relations with Israel heightening the risk of confrontation.

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Managing Tensions between Algeria and Morocco | Crisis Group
Since 2021, when Algeria cut ties with Morocco, the two neighbours have been at odds. Thus far, their quarrels have largely remained in the diplomatic realm. Western countries should help keep a lid on the disputes until the time is ripe for a rapprochement.
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November 29, 2024 at 8:52 AM