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.
Stabilization will require addressing concerns ranging from the issues of revenge and disputes over power and resources to the creation of responsive and effective justice and security services. But by looking to the city level for warning signs, opportunities, and environments to build resistance, policymakers inside and outside fragile states can start building communities from the ground up.
One year ago, the massacre of over 140 students in Kenya by al Shabab militants once again highlighted fatal flaws in the country’s counterterrorism strategy.
A new President was sworn in to office in Burma on Wednesday, capping a transition from military dictatorship to the country’s first civilian-led administration in more than half a century.
There have been tectonic and tragic shifts across the Middle East and North Africa in the five years since the beginning of the Arab Spring movement, with hundreds of thousands dead and millions more displaced. To examine the role America has played, and will play, in the region, Judy Woodruff talks to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley.
U.S. Institute of Peace Senior Advisor Priscilla Clapp appeared on BBC Newsday London on March 30, 2016 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for Myanmar's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi.
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged on Friday that he and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter “both believe that there will be an increase to the U.S. forces in Iraq in the coming weeks.” Proposals include sending in hundreds of additional Americans forces, many for retraining and for advise-and-assist programs like the one at Makhmour. They probably won’t be the last.
Crackdown comes days after deadly suicide bombing targeting Christians killed 72, including 29 children.
The Pakistani government said it will launch a paramilitary crackdown on Islamic militants. The announcement comes after the fatal Easter Sunday bombing in a Lahore park that killed more than 70 people. The bombing took place at a busy children’s park where families were enjoying an Easter outing.
Moms Against Terrorism: Women organize to root out extremism. Contraception: The Supreme Court weighs whether accommodations for religious organizations in regards to birth control coverage are reasonable. All the Single Ladies: The growing influence of single women.
In an unprecedented foreign policy move, Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Thursday, March 17th that the Islamic State (ISIS) has committed genocide against the Yazidi population and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria.