Experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest analysis and perspective on the world’s critical hot spots, U.S. and global security and issues involved in violent conflict, based on the Institute’s work on the ground and with key individuals, governments and organizations. They give interviews and background briefings to journalists and write for news outlets around the world.
Brics is expanding. The grouping which originally began with Brazil, Russia, India, China – was coined in 2001 by then Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O’Neill – expanded to include South Africa in 2010.
Jason Tower is the country director of the Burma program at USIP, where he closely follows Myanmar's civil war, human trafficking, and the industrialization of scam compounds, which have spread...
On our inaugural episode, we delve into Islamic State - Khorasan Province, the Afghanistan-based offshoot of the Islamic State. In recent months, ISKP has grabbed major headlines...
More than 200,000 people in Southeast Asia have been forced to run online scams in recent years, often being enslaved and brutalized, as part of criminal enterprises that have netted billions in stolen funds.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down Tuesday, handing over leadership to his successor Shigeru Ishiba, who is expected to formally take office later in the day.
Cambodia has stopped publishing data on new citizenships issued by the kingdom to foreigners, in the wake of the $3 billion money laundering probe in Singapore.
Dr. Chris Kwaja, USIP's country director, made the emphasis in Abuja, at the National Dialogue on Integrating Mental Health and Psycho-social Support in Peace building.
With their heavy security, territorial control and global reach, we look at South-east Asia’s industrial-size scam compounds, where thousands are lured from low-employment countries...
For the first time in the three years since it staged a coup, the military in Myanmar has offered a major concession to the country’s opposition forces, calling on them to heal the nation’s...
The recent approval of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program is poised to politically benefit Pakistan’s ruling coalition, according to Asfandyar Mir, an expert at USIP.