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 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) sent shockwaves through the military regime in Myanmar, which illegally seized power in February 2021. The 2023 NDAA incorporates the long-delayed Burma Act, building on precedent set in 2022 when Senator Mitch McConnell added some key points...
US President Joe Biden will host King Abdullah II of Jordan for a private lunch on Thursday, the White House has said. The king is currently in Washington for a series of meetings. On Wednesday, he met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the committee chairman...
On Africa News Tonight: Pope Francis Wednesday presided over an open-air mass which witnessed the attendance of over a million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa. The pontiff urged leaders in the Central African nation to seek peace in the war with M23 rebels. Plus, authorities in...
According to USIP Visiting Expert Dr. Haroro Ingram, the game’s conceptualization began following a conversation between Commander Billy Dela Rosa of PA and Member of Parliament (MP) Abdullah Makapaar a.k.a. Commander Bravo. “It [game] began about how we can build peace and friendship at the..."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have all embarked on African tours within the past month. Yellen met with South African officials including President Cyril Ramaphosa last week, just days after the country’s...
The intimidating credentials of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari set them apart with regard to elections and general governance styles. While their military backgrounds may have helped them to shape their political and leadership styles, some people believe that President...
For more than a decade, Afghanistan was continuously ranked among the 10 most corrupt governments. But this year, the country has left its disreputable position, and the Taliban claim credit for it. On Tuesday, Transparency International, a Berlin-based nongovernment corruption watchdog, released its latest...
According to USIP Visiting Expert Dr. Haroro Ingram, the game’s conceptualization began following a conversation between Commander Billy Dela Rosa of PA and Member of Parliament (MP) Abdullah Makapaar a.k.a. Commander Bravo. “It [game] began about how we can build peace and friendship at the...
FRONTLINE investigates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s clashes with multiple American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. Veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk (Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War) and his team trace the miscalculations and missteps of U.S. presidents over five administrations...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Seoul to send military aid to Ukraine during the first leg of a trip to South Korea and Japan over the weekend. U.S. Institute of Peace Senior Policy Analyst Mirna Galic discusses the visit, which aims to shore up alliances in the Indo-Pacific. She speaks with Haidi...