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.
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer why he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is now calling for negotiations in his war against Ukraine...
In Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to a joint session of Congress, he stated: “Your money is not charity. It is an investment in global security and democracy.” The immediate investment is to secure a victory against Russia’s war of aggression. But what comes next? If we are to have any hope of a stable...
Amid an upsurge in terrorist attacks, the country’s civil and military leadership is undertaking a major policy review in order to stem the tide of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), officials familiar with the development told The Express Tribune. The rise in the TTP-sponsored attacks has pushed the authorities concerned to revisit the strategy pursued by the previous government.Official sources say closed door discussions are ongoing and major decisions are expected in the next couple of weeks...
With the release of Japan’s new National Security Strategy (NSS), we have seen a chorus of commentators discuss the new strategy from the viewpoint of departing from Japan’s pacifist constitution. The Hindustan Times calls it a game-changer, whereas the China Daily called the new strategy...
President Zelenskyy and President Biden met at the White House on Wednesday, as Russians “are watching carefully to see how Americans will react.” Former Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss.
The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the results of the Institute’s 2022 grant competition focused on options for reforming multilateral peacebuilding in a changing world.
President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Washington meeting was covered worldwide, but the leaders also had an audience of one: Russian President Vladimir Putin. The side by side at the White House and Zelensky’s address to Congress came amid warnings from Kyiv that Russia is planning to renew...
North Korea’s flurry of military activity this year has put it back in the international spotlight. Stuck in a diplomatic stalemate with the United States and a self-imposed COVID-19 lockdown since early 2020, the reclusive nation has conducted more than 60 ballistic missile tests, its...
Ukraine is "alive and kicking" and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a joint Congress in Washington D.C. Wednesday night. The address came during his first foreign trip since Russia's invasion. Zelenskyy hopes to sure up funding and support in the U.S. as...
Stocks are hobbling toward the finish line with the S&P 500 down 18% and the NASDAQ slumping 30% in 2022. And the New Year won't be a walk in the park either, with major global central banks vowing to keep hiking interest rates until inflation subsides. Joining the show to discuss is...