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.
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Sameer Lalwani to discuss the evolving relationship between China and Pakistan. He explains that China has accumulated major leverage over Pakistan through both economic investment and arms sales. Dr. Lalwani also details how China might...
Please join the Impossible State live podcast with Ms. Jenny Town of Stimson Center and Mr. Frank Aum of the U.S. Institute of Peace to discuss tensions with North Korea. The conversation is moderated by Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair at CSIS. This event is made possible by the...
International humanitarian aid is critical in responding to natural disasters and other short-term emergencies. But as the U.N. itself recognizes, such aid is not well positioned to respond to—let alone resolve—a prolonged economic crisis such as the one currently occurring in Afghanistan. This is particularly true when...
General Mejia and Ambassador Whitaker discuss the arduous effort to negotiate a peace agreement between the Govt of Colombia and the FARC. Topics include: the campaign plan (Espada de Honor) in which the military got access to new key intelligence & used tactics/ equipment provided by the US through Plan Colombia, to drive the FARC to the table; the multiyear negotiations pursued in Cuba in the...
When the United States pulled out its forces from Afghanistan in 2021, it left behind around $7 billion worth of military equipment and weapons, including firearms, communications gear, and even armored vehicles. The Taliban seized the arms following the fall of the Western-backed Afghan government...
Carol Castiel’s PCUSA interview with Palwasha Kakar, director for religion and inclusive societies at the the United States Institute of Peace included her insights into the “Queen Mothers” of #Ghana, who play a crucial role in conflict resolution and combatting violence. The Queen Mothers are selected from...
One of the biggest opponents of China may be the biggest wall between a full-fledged Pakistan-China alliance, says a report by the Washington-based US Institute of Peace (USIP). The report titled, "The Future of the China-Pakistan Military Relationship", digs into the current status of relationship between Pakistan and China, terming it at a "threshold alliance", arguing that Washington may prevent Pakistan from extending its...
Lebanese experts expect the country’s political class and business elite to be unfazed by the International Monetary Fund’s warning on Thursday that Lebanon is in a “very dangerous situation” after its failure to introduce needed reforms. IMF mission chief Ernesto Rigo told a news conference in Beirut that the authorities should accelerate the implementation of conditions set for a $3 billion bailout. “One would have expected more..
In honor of women’s history month, host Carol Castiel talks with Afghan American, Palwasha Kakar, director for Religion and Inclusive Societies at the US Institute of Peace, about the valiant struggles waged by the women of Afghanistan and Iran in the face of severe restrictions imposed by...
In this second installment of a two-part interview, human rights campaigner Igor Blazevic asks Jason Tower, country director for the Burma Program of the United States Institute of Peace, about Beijing’s moves to keep the National League for Democracy and National Unity Government at arm’s length, its...