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.
Russia is continuing to be forced to rely on other nations with international pariah status to help supply its troops and continue its invasion of Ukraine. The White House said Wednesday that North Korea has covertly sent a “significant number” of artillery shells to Russia to help support its war. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told....
North Korea unleashed nearly 30 missiles over two days, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula amid growing speculation that Pyongyang may conduct its seventh nuclear test in the near future. After launching 23 missiles on Wednesday – including one that crossed a disputed maritime border for the first time – North Korea fired six more on Thursday, including a long-range inter-continental ballistic missile, the South Korean military...
Experts and officials dealing with the relations between Pakistan and the United States expressed hope that their future is bright, arguing that ties between the two countries have been topsy-turvy, but contended that this low-key phase, post-Afghan war period allows both Islamabad and Washington to start afresh...
With fighting now raging between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army in Rakhine State, many in the anti-junta movement may well hope this revived conflict could tip the scales in the nationwide civil war. But what’s going on behind the scenes with the AA’s main benefactors – China and the United...
William Taylor, United States Ambassador to Ukraine (2006-2009), in an exclusive interview with our correspondent Vitaliy Syzov stated that Russian President Putin is desperate. ‘I think he realizes that he made a major blunder when he invaded Ukraine, William Taylor stressed...
The hustle started like it often does, with a post on Facebook promising job seekers generously paid customer service positions in Cambodia, no experience necessary. Soraton Charehkphunpol, a Thai cook scraping by in a restaurant in Bangkok, couldn’t resist the offer to earn more than double his $470 monthly salary. Late one evening...
Algeria will host the Arab League's annual summit on Tuesday. It's the first time since the pandemic forced its suspension three years ago. The gathering is being held against the backdrop of a deeply polarised region -- which has been economically and politically impacted by the war in Ukraine...
16-year-old Marzia Mohammadi’s diary tells of her hopes: to see the Eiffel Tower, enjoy pizza in an Italian restaurant, as well as to ride a bike in Kabul and learn to play the guitar. However, being a Hazara girl in Taliban controlled Afghanistan, Marzia’s dreams would be difficult to realize. We will never know what would become of these dreams...
China experts David Shullman at the Atlantic Council, and Carla Freeman at the US Institute of Peace, talk with host Carol Castiel about the implications of the recently concluded 20th Communist Party Congress, which awarded Xi Jinping an unprecedented third term as Party head...
Carol Castiel speaks with Keith Mines from the US Institute of Peace (USIP) and former diplomat about the current state of play in Haiti as the island nation grapples with political and economic instability exacerbated by gang violence and an outbreak of cholera...