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.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan together for several days of peace talks in Washington, as residents of the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan say they have been cut off from food, medicine and gas. VOA’s Senior...
Prior to the short lived Russian insurrection, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner group, was told that his group would have to cease operations in Ukraine. This comes after Prigozhin's refusal to sign new defense contracts with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu...
Solid majorities of Americans support providing weaponry to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia and believe that such aid demonstrates to China and other U.S. rivals a will to protect U.S. interests and allies, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey. The two-day poll that was concluded on Tuesday...
Tensions between China and India have brought Delhi closer to Washington, with India joining democracies, including the U.S., Japan and Australia, to strengthen security and technology cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. The big picture: The relationship between China and India has never been cozy...
US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken say Saturday's armed rebellion in Russia shows that President Vladimir Putin is clearly losing the war in Ukraine and highlights the stark contrast between Putin's grand ambitions when he started the war and where his army stands now...
A majority of Americans support giving weapons to Ukraine to help defend itself against Russia, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Reuters/Ipsos survey, conducted over two days, found 65 percent of respondents want the U.S. to continue arming Ukraine, compared to 48 percent who said the same...
The extreme political polarisation and consequent civil disturbances across the country after the arrest of Imran Khan have raised newer questions about the future of the Pakistani state and the power dynamics within the country. The insurrection-like situation in the country has further...
Organized criminal groups from China operating on the Thai-Myanmar border are threatening internet users worldwide with online scams and financial fraud, using trafficked “cyber slaves” to carry out their crimes, according to a new report by the congressionally established United States...
Putin bet he had more staying power than the West, but his Ukrainian quagmire now poses clear risks for Russia's political stability. Russian President Vladimir Putin's Ukraine strategy has rested on a big assumption: that his autocratic government could outlast Western democracies, whose leaders are more...
Ukrainian forces are navigating giant minefields and mounting initial attacks on Russian positions along a sprawling front line, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said, as Kyiv takes the first, halting steps of what is expected to be a prolonged and punishing counteroffensive campaign. Ukrainian officials...