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.
“President Santos has taken the high road in insisting that the talks must continue despite the recent escalation of violence until a find accord is reached,” said Virginia Bouvier of the United States Institute of Peace. But “the FARC has made a ...
She graduated Georgetown University with a Master's Degree in Security Studies, focusing on human security and stability operations. She is currently a program specialist in overseas safety and security at the U.S. Institute of Peace. The views ...
“As the events are unfolding, it is very important to acknowledge that the identity based politics will prevail for decades,” says Elie Abouaoun, director of Middle East programs at the United States Institute of Peace. “Denial is not the remedy to the ...
At a a recent lunchtime event in our London offices Fiona Mangan, senior programme officer at the US Institute for Peace, and Magda Mughrabi-Talhami, Libya researcher at Amnesty International, talked about the civil war in Libya, the migration crisis ...
In an interview on "The Heat," (CCTV), Richard Bistrong discusses the impact and consequences of corruption and bribery in the Military. He is joined by James Cohen, Program Officer at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington DC, and ...
By Georgia HolmerGeorgia Holmer is the deputy director of the GLAS Rule of Law Center at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Her areas of expertise ... In Nigeria and Kenya, USIP research found that trauma is prevalent not just among victims of violent ...
By Candace KarpCandace Karp was a political affairs officer and provincial head of office for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2012. She currently works as a senior program officer at the U.S. Institute of Peace in ...
Nigeria's new president may have a mandate from the voters. But if he can't get the state governors on his side, his ambitious reforms won't stand a chance. By Oge OnuboguOge Onubogu is Program Officer for Africa at the United States Institute of Peace.
Belquis Ahmadi, an expert on Afghanistan at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, said both trials reflect an Afghan legal system that lags in fairness, even if officials appear well-intentioned. “The justice sector should be independent,” Ahmadi ...
(Washington) - Current and former senior U.S. officials will join foreign affairs scholars on June 2 for the 4th biannual PeaceGame—a day of scenario role-playing, analysis and strategizing that in this edition takes on the spread of violent extremist groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda that are driving wars in the Middle East. The event, co-produced by the U.S Institute of Peace and Foreign Policy, aims to determine best possible strategies for confronting the rise of violent extremism and its ...