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 appoints a new commander for Ukraine, after facing military challenges in eastern Ukraine. Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor discuss what's next after Russia’s retaliatory attacks...
Violent targeting of both Christian and Muslim civilians is intensifying in Nigeria. According to the recent report entitled “Violence and Religious Freedom in Nigeria,” published by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan U.S. government commission, the violations of religious...
CNN’s Pamela Brown talks to former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about problems facing Russian President Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine continues...
Long before Russia engineered the breakup of Ukraine by annexing Crimea and backing separatists in the east eight years ago and then invading earlier in 2022, it fundamentally weakened two more of the newly independent states in the post-Soviet space, Georgia and Moldova, by backing local separatists...
The girls and women of Iran are just bitchin’ brave, flipping the bird at its Supreme Leader in a challenge to one of the most significant revolutions in modern history. Day after dangerous day, on open streets and in gated schools, in a flood of tweets and brazen videos, they have ridiculed a theocracy that..
Spurred by global concern, Cambodian government leaders and law enforcement officials in mid-September 2022 launched a crackdown on largely Chinese crime syndicates that promote illegal online gambling and human trafficking in the gambling hub of Sihanoukville and the nation’s capital, Phnom Penh...
When the advert popped up on Ly Thi Lan’s* Facebook feed, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. An employer in Cambodia was looking for new staff, the only requirement was computer skills, and the salary was generous, especially compared with her factory job in her home country, Vietnam. She would be able...
Russian leader Vladimir Putin is not only dealing with pressure from the international community over his war in Ukraine, members of his own inner circle are now criticizing his decisions. Former Ambassador William Taylor explains Putin’s difficult position and how it might spell trouble in the future...
Some of the general consensus suggestions by the stakeholders included: strict adherence to Electoral Act, civic education, eschewing of violent, CSOs engagement with inter agency security council, engagement with the judicial ,need for greater collaboration and synergy among CSOs among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the recommendations followed successful deliberation...