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.
After 10 days of brutal urban warfare that has killed hundreds, a tenuous cease-fire is in place in Sudan, brokered by the United States with assistance from Saudi Arabia. U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and a high-level team spent hours on the telephone over the last week, speaking directly to the two Sudanese...
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol signaled a possible shift in his country’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine, opening the door to potentially providing direct military support to Kyiv as Seoul looks to take a larger role in global security, ahead of a major summit with U.S...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a 72-hour ceasefire in Sudan. Susan Stigant, director of the Africa Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace breaks down the diplomatic and humanitarian challenges facing Sudan...
Violence in Sudan's capital continued Tuesday as rival military factions compete for power, with civilians and some Americans caught in the crossfire. Among the reported figure of some 14,000 Americans living in Sudan, Trillian Clifford and her 18-month-old daughter are currently sheltering in place in her apartment in Khartoum amid a...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced a temporary ceasefire between the warring sides in Sudan. “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24, to last for 72 hours,”...
For the second year in a row, China is poised to increase its defense budget at a higher rate than its national economy is expected to grow. That is an obvious reason for concern if you are one of the many nations worried about China’s global footprint, but it also raises important questions about the strategic thinking in Beijing...
A classified document leak that included evidence the U.S. has been spying on allies is complicating a high-profile visit by South Korea's president to Washington this week to meet with President Joe Biden. The state visit honoring South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was in the works well before Pentagon documents surfaced suggesting...
Colombia’s first leftist leader held talks Thursday with President Biden at the White House, touching on sharp differences over how to fight drug trafficking while seeking common ground on ways to end the humanitarian and political crisis in Venezuela. For Colombian President Gustavo Petro, it was a chance to smooth relations with Washington, where some officials harbor doubts about…
In February 2023, the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan gathered a group of companies, including some from Iran, Russia, and Pakistan, to promote a new investment plan focused on infrastructure, mining, and power. In response to the press asking for more details, the acting minister of commerce and industry of Afghanistan...
Shortly after Xi Jinping secured a third term in power as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, he appointed Qin Gang as his new Foreign Minister. Since the last change in the post dates back more than a decade, analysts and policymakers are trying to figure out what Qin Gang’s appointment will mean for Chinese foreign...