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.
When fighting erupted in Sudan last month between the country’s armed forces and a powerful paramilitary group, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Vietnam, solidifying ties aimed at counterbalancing China’s growing dominance in Southeast Asia. Suddenly Mr. Blinken’s press encounters were...
A worst-case Taiwan scenario for Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be a major military operation in which the People’s Liberation Army fails spectacularly or displays shocking incompetence akin to Russia’s in Ukraine. Could this happen? The good news is that while China’s military has undergone major...
A World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff ruling against Inda could lower costs for Taiwan's growing investments in the South Asian giant, which analysts said is seen as an alternative to mainland China as a site for manufacturing. However, they said, compliance with the WTO order could take time and more...
With developments in Myanmar's remote Coco island located in the Bay of Bengal, India may soon face a new airbase close by in a country increasingly tied to Beijing, said a report, which analysed satellite images released by Maxar Technologies. Myanmar's Great Coco, which lies 55 km from India's Andaman and...
Manila’s pivot back to Washington reaches its climax on Monday, May 1, as a Filipino president steps inside the White House for the first time in over a decade. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to meet US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday (Tuesday, May 2, in Manila), a symbolic move...
U.S. President Joe Biden assured his Philippine counterpart Monday of the the United States' commitment to the Southeast Asian archipelago as tensions rise with China. "The United States also remains ironclad in our commitment to the defense of the Philippines, including in the South China Sea, and we will continue...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected Monday to press President Biden on U.S. commitments to defend the island nation and bolster economic alliances as China flexes its muscle on his doorstep in the South China Sea. The White House invited Mr. Marcos for bilateral meetings...
Since the early 1990s, Myanmar’s Great Coco – a small, remote island in the Bay of Bengal – has been at the centre of intrigue. Rumour had it that the island was home to a Chinese intelligence facility, a claim lacking hard evidence. Now concerns over the island, and its uses, have re-emerged. Satellite images taken in...
The U.S. and international partners are scrambling to contain an outbreak of fierce fighting in Sudan, where a conflict between heavily armed military factions risks exploding into a civil war that threatens devastating consequences. Intense diplomacy by the U.S., the U.K., the African Union, United Nations...
South Korea has set aside the consideration of pursuing its own nuclear arsenal in return for strengthened US commitment to protect Seoul under its nuclear umbrella against mounting threats by Pyongyang, analysts said. Thursday’s “Washington Declaration”, announced at the...