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 shifting patterns of fighting in Sudan have allowed foreign nationals to escape and given the warring sides an opportunity to assess their rival’s capabilities and fine-tune their battle plans. The power struggle that erupted two weeks ago, which analysts fear could precede a bloody and...
Two weeks ago, western powers were focused on helping Sudan transition to a civilian-led government that had been promised since the 2019 removal of long-time president Omar Al Bashir. But now, countries are scrambling to evacuate their citizens and avert an all-out civil war that could undermine the...
These were the largest Russian missile strikes in nearly two months, which hit residential areas in two cities. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor discusses the latest attack – and Ukraine’s impending counteroffensive...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joined "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes" to discuss the recent developments in the Russia-Ukraine war as it enters its 14th month. Taylor said we still don't know when Ukraine will make a counteroffensive but believes that the country's military is making...
Fighting in Sudan has continued for nearly two weeks since it began on April 15, when violence broke out between the country's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces. The two are engaged in a power struggle over who gets to run the resource-rich nation that sits at the crossroads between North Africa...
The agreement reached Wednesday by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden on ways to strengthen U.S. extended deterrence may have effectively reassured the South Korean public of the U.S. resolve to help its ally but did little to address the threats posed by North Korea's evolving nuclear and...
Sudan's warring generals continue to fight on despite more calls for a cease-fire. Two rival generals are fighting for power and dashing hopes of a transition back to civilian rule...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spearheaded efforts to broker a three-day ceasefire that took effect Tuesday and has largely held in the capital Khartoum, although scattered clashes persisted elsewhere in Africa's third largest country. Previous truces quickly disintegrated over 10 days of round-the-clock fighting that...
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is in the United States this week for a state visit to mark Seoul’s 70-year alliance with Washington and for talks with President Joe Biden that will likely focus on trade and deterrence against North Korean nuclear capabilities, experts told Radio Free Asia. Yoon, who arrived in...