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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.

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As Russia-Ukraine fight escalates, some question the U.S. role

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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Why does the U.S. care about Ukraine and a fight over obscure Soviet-era borders? Why is President Biden willing to risk World War III to stop Russia from invading? These questions are swirling suddenly in Washington as the Biden administration narrows its foreign policy focus to rallying NATO allies to defend a fledgling Ukrainian democracy, threatening the Kremlin with brutal sanctions and putting 8,500 American troops on “high alert” status for possible rapid deployment to Eastern Europe...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Secretary Blinken Meets With Russian Foreign Minister Amid Ukraine Border Tensions - MSNBC

Friday, January 21, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

Former Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor speaks with Chris Jansing about the discussions underway between U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov underway this morning in Geneva and what the endgame could look like. “There are two approaches: one is conflict, the other is diplomacy,” Taylor explains...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Former ambassador says Putin taking U.S. sanctions very seriously - CBS News

Friday, January 21, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss concerns about a possible Russian military invasion of Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Then former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins CBSN's Lana to discuss the likelihood of a Russian attack...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Can the US and Russia find a diplomatic 'off-ramp' on Ukraine? - Agence France Presse

Thursday, January 20, 2022

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The United States has called for a diplomatic solution with Russia to resolve a crisis over Ukraine, but in public at least, the two powers remain deeply at odds. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in Geneva as tens of thousands of Russian troops remain stationed on Ukraine's borders...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention