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.
This initiative is part of UPF's 20,000 Dialogues Project, which received seed funding from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and the United States Institute for Peace. This special, limited-time offer is available to communities and groups ...
When Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visits the White House on Tuesday, it will highlight how much U.S. relations with Kabul have improved during his six months in office.
Top U.S. officials have shown a willingness to adjust President Obama’s plan for winding down the war in Afghanistan, allowing military commanders to delay troop departures and expanding combat authorities for forces remaining on the ground.
“If we pull out too quickly, there is a real risk Afghanistan will become insecure and will become a safe haven for transnational terrorist groups,” said Andrew Wilder, a scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a longtime Afghanistan expert. Barno ...
"If Ghani's olive branch leads to a genuine peace process that ends successfully, his move will be perceived as a brilliant act of statesmanship," said Andrew Wilder, vice president of South and Central Asia programs at the United States Institute of ...
Through an address to a joint session of Congress, visits to Arlington National Ceremony and the Pentagon, and appearances by Ghani and Abdullah at Washington think tanks, including the U.S. Institute of Peace (where we both work), the trip will ...
If Karzai were still president, “then I would have been the first to say remove U.S. troops,” said Andrew Wilder, vice president for South and Central Asia at the United States Institute of Peace, where Ghani is scheduled to speak Wednesday evening.
If Karzai were still president, “then I would have been the first to say remove U.S. troops,” said Andrew Wilder, vice president for South and Central Asia at the United States Institute of Peace, where Ghani is scheduled to speak Wednesday evening.
On Friday, March 20 from 2:00pm-3:00pm, USIP will host a press call to discuss Ashraf Ghani's first visit to Washington since becoming president of Afghanistan. The Institute's Nancy Lindborg , Andrew Wilder, and Ali Jalali will discuss the future of the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship and key themes of the visit.
On March 25, 2015 from 5:00pm-6:00pm, the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Atlantic Council will host a public address and conversation with His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, president of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The discussion will be webcast and is also available via D.C. Switch.