World: Watch List 2018 - First update | 15 May 2018

Watch List Updates complement International Crisis Group’s annual Watch List, most recently published in January 2018. These early-warning publications identify major conflict situations in which prompt action, driven or supported by the European Union and its member states, would generate stronger prospects for peace. The Watch List Updates include situations identified in the annual Watch List and/or a new focus of concern. This update includes entries on:

1. Burundi’s Dangerous Referendum

2. Militant Buddhists and Anti-Muslim Violence in Sri Lanka

3. Venezuela: The Region Feels the Impact

4. Prospect of Talks and Threat of Escalation Both Rise in Yemen