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.
But facing a counter-attack by the Kurdish Peshmerga, and unable to counter U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, U.S. Institute of Peace analyst Steve Heydemann says Islamic State fighters may also be more apt to refocus on Syria,. "It would be even more likely to ...
But driving those fighters back across the Syrian border will require a bigger push by the new government in Baghdad, says U.S. Institute of Peace analyst Steve Heydemann. "The U.S. has made very clear that it views this problem, the problem of ISIS, ...
This view is shared by Moeed Yusuf, a senior Pakistan expert at the US Institute of Peace, who believes leaders in both countries are acting with "myopic mindsets." Yusuf argues that since the two countries don't cooperate with each other and only try ...
Editor's note: Virginia M. Bouvier is senior program officer for Latin America at the U.S. Institute of Peace and editor of Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War. The views expressed are the author's own. With violence exploding in Gaza, airstrikes ...
The answer may have more to do with U.S. strategic interests and geopolitics than ethics....Obama's use of the word genocide...is extremely unusual, said Jonas Claes, a conflict analyst for the United States Institute of Peace....Usually presidents ...
... was unhelpful because of the delays, and it's something that undermined the trust between the two candidates, who are fighting over every ballot now," said Scott Smith, director of the Afghanistan and Central Asia program at the U.S. Institute of ...
Editor's note: Scott Smith is director of Afghanistan and Central Asia programs at the United States Institute of Peace. The views expressed are his own. This week's attack at an Afghan military academy, which claimed the life of a U.S. general and ...
... perhaps along with regional leaders who have an important role to play in ending the violence," said Jon Temin, director of the U.S. Institute of Peace's Africa programs. He noted that Kiir's attendance, along with leaders from Kenya and Ethiopia ...
A new paper from the U.S. Institute of Peace, which builds upon fieldwork from the past three years, argues that 2014 marks an important opportunity for donors to recalibrate three central tenets of their subnational governance and development strategy.
... their own narrow calculations -- should be paramount in deciding what combination of justice strategies to employ. If the people are yearning for accountability, the world needs to listen. Jon Temin is director of Africa programs at the U.S ...