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.
For more than a year now, there has been a climate of fear among the public and media workers in Taliban Afghanistan, said Barry Salaam (Barry Salaam Senior Program Officer, Afghanistan, US Institute of Peace) expert from the American Peace Institute: “[The Taliban] are creating a climate of fear among journalists...
In a reversal, the Biden administration is expected to announce that the U.S. will send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, U.S. officials said. The potential policy shift could be formally announced as soon as Wednesday, but reports suggest it could take months for the estimated 30 tanks to be delivered. Details are still...
William Taylor, who spent much of his career rooting out corruption, weighs in on Ukraine's current corruption scandal, its war effort and allied support...
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, heads to the polls next month to select new leaders. Unlike the previous elections, 2023 is unique – Over 70% of the 12 million new registered voters are youths under age 34. Another 40 million young people are registered, amounting to over 50...
William Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and Vice President of Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace discusses the Ukraine war and heavy weapons aid. He speaks with with Bloomberg's David Westin...
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins 'Fox News Live' to analyze Ukraine's strategy against Russian advances...
Cold War rivals Russia and Pakistan are negotiating an agreement for the Russians to start selling cheap oil to energy-starved Pakistan in March. This will make Islamabad yet another Asian customer of Russian crude at a time when Moscow’s cash inflows are limited by a G7/EU oil cap and sanctions. Also...
Trilateral cooperation among the US, Japan and South Korea could bolster Washington’s goal of containing China and revitalise efforts to resolve long-standing obstacles between Tokyo and Seoul, analysts said. The strategy has been a key focus of recent talks by US, Japanese and South Korean diplomats and top...
Civil society activism in Africa can sometimes seem like an exercise in empty sloganeering: “mobilizing the grassroots”, “empowering the youth”, and so on, The Economist observes: Not in Sudan, where in recent years thousands of neighborhood “resistance committees” have sprung up throughout the country. Forged in 2018...