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 a pair of massive earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Feb. 6, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad scented an opportunity.Might the catastrophe, which has claimed at least 20,000 lives so far, more than 3,500 in Syria, help break his diplomatic isolation and ease international...
The Bangsamoro Government through the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS), officially launched the Bangsamoro Peace Institute (BPI), February 4, in Cotabato City. "I am honored and elated as our aspirations in pursuing peace are gradually taking place. I commend the Peace and Education Division...
The Biden administration intends to fully staff the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine by this summer, according to a State Department cable obtained by NatSec Daily. It’s a small part of a wide-ranging document, and the ground conditions will ultimately determine if the goal can be achieved. Still, simply stating it signals...
On Daybreak Africa: U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address where he touted the achievements his administration has made, include creating 12 million new jobs and successfully managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, UN authorities report that a peacekeepers convoy was...
For USIP Visiting Expert Dr. Haroro Ingram, the establishment of the Bangsamoro government is the result of a long and winding journey to peace, the learnings of which should be highlighted through peace education. Ingram said the USIP is very “much willing to help [in implementing] trailblazing peace...
When it comes to spying on the United State, China truly is in a league of its own. Despite the Chinese spy balloon’s ignominious end on Saturday, China has achieved numerous intelligence coups during the 21st Century, including capturing a Navy EP-3 spy plane along with its cryptologic equipment; planting an...
China's decision to fly a surveillance balloon over the United States led Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone his trip to Beijing at a time when U.S.-China relations are at a historic low point. But neither the balloon incident nor other recent controversies, such as Covid or the trade war, are solely responsible...
As Russian missiles pummelled Ukraine in the early hours of 24 February 2022, Western leaders scrambled to articulate the magnitude of the moment. Joe Biden declared the Russian invasion an “assault on the very principles that uphold global peace”. Boris Johnson called it an “attack on democracy and freedom”...
In his remarks marking the 80th Anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis at the Battle of Stalingrad, Vladimir Putin twisted reality and gave a warped version of events, saying his war of conquest in Ukraine is a continuation of the Soviet defense of Stalingrad. The dark irony being that, in Russia’s present war, Ukraine is making the mighty defense, and Russia is playing the part of the inhumane invaders. “Ukrainians, like the...