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.
The Biden administration is contemplating actions to punish the Taliban for its treatment of women and girls, potentially including cuts to American aid, even as officials acknowledge that the U.S. withdrawal has left them with little power to stop the group’s leaders from imposing their harsh vision on Afghan society...
At their meeting in Bali in November, the leaders of China and the United States raised hopes that the world’s two superpowers would find ways to prevent their rapidly deteriorating relationship from descending into open conflict. Yet, as neither side appears willing to compromise on contentious issues...
Promises of high-paid entertainment jobs lured the three Thai women to Myanmar, but they found themselves trapped into prostitution in Shan state near the Chinese border before they escaped, they said in telling the stories about their ordeal. Sisters A and Aoy, and their friend, Ploy – all in their late 20s – said...
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of the Tripoli-based Libyan government, one of the two rival administrations in the country, vowed on Monday that 2023 will be the year in which Libya will finally unify and hold elections. However, Libya is lacking elements that are key to holding successful elections, which...
Andrea Mitchell spoke with former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, about the continuing war in Ukraine and what peace may look like to both countries...
Umar, a high school student, vanished from his home in northwestern Pakistan last month. Weeks later, he sent a brief message on WhatsApp to his family members from neighboring Afghanistan. “I’ve joined the TTP. This is a final goodbye,” wrote the 17-year-old, according to his father. Umar, whose family...
Thousands of young people from Southeast Asia seeking job opportunities have been sold to gangs of Chinese scammers who force their victims to take part in crimes and physically assault them. Victims have been found mainly in Cambodia, but also in Myanmar, the Philippines and Laos. Chinese-run casinos in...
Ukraine faces a massive new barrage of drone hits and missiles from Russia. NBC News Correspondent Richard Engel recaps the development of the war in Ukraine as 2022 comes to a close. The U.S. imposes new Covid testing requirements on travelers from China as the country faces a surge in cases. Rep.-Elect...
David Pearl is the sort of teacher students and colleagues at Maine’s Yarmouth High School don’t easily forget. Colleagues have called the 55-year-old educator “the consummate brainstormer” and a man with a passion for teaching history and coaching lacrosse. That passion got him invited to participate in the 2021-22 Peace Teachers’ Program, sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace, which provides educators with resources to teach about peaceful resolution of international conflicts...
As the war in Ukraine continues, officials are warning that Russian attacks on New Year’s Eve could “significantly damage” the energy system. William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, said allies need to do something to help Ukraine, especially because these are attacks on unarmed civilians and on...