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Climate crisis: Calls for emphasis on international mitigation policies after devastating floods hit Pakistan - International Bar Association

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

In August, heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan led to flash floods that caused rivers to burst their banks. This gave way to widespread devastation as the water washed away entire villages and forced families to flee. Over 1,100 people were killed and, with a third of the country still underwater, a further 33 million remain vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. Experts say the extreme floods Pakistan has experienced and the subsequent...

Environment

Will Truss's chancellor be her replacement? - POLITICO

Monday, October 17, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

Knox Thames and Peter Mandaville have a report out today for the U.S. Institute of Peace, looking at how to embed U.S. commitments to international religious freedom in long-term policymaking. The key global risk is identified as “the rise of authoritarianism and extremism,” requiring “new alliances among rights-respecting...

Religion

Biden’s quip ‘won’t help US cause’ - Dawn

Sunday, October 16, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

The White House assured Pakistan on Saturday that President Joe Biden supports a strong and prosperous Pakistan, hours after the US leader stirred a storm by calling the South Asian nuclear nation a dangerous nation. “The president views a secure and prosperous Pakistan as critical to US interests,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre when asked...

Global Policy

War in Ukraine: Entering an Increasingly Dangerous Phase, with Amb. Bill Taylor and Amb. John Tefft - Center for New American Security

Friday, October 14, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

As the war in Ukraine continues into its tenth month, it appears to have entered its most dangerous phase yet. During the past week, Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian civilians have intensified, in apparent retaliation for last weekend’s destruction of the Kerch Strait Bridge. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons following the annexation of...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Policies Anger Key Allies - The New York Times

Friday, October 14, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

President Biden’s efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing are coming under diplomatic fire from key allies, with European governments accusing his administration of undercutting the trans-Atlantic alliance with “Made in America” policies that threaten their economies. The objections center on policies included in the Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to make...

Economics

Haiti’s Crisis Escalates - Foreign Policy

Friday, October 14, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

After weeks of escalating gang violence and the resurgence of cholera in the country, Haiti’s unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, and several of his officials last Friday authorized a request for a foreign military intervention. U.S. and U.N. officials said they were considering Henry’s request. Henry has been in power since July 2021, when former Haitian President...

Violent Extremism

Putin's rage: Russia wastes dwindling number of missiles 'with no effect' - Washington Examiner

Thursday, October 13, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

Russia doesn’t have enough cruise missiles to wage a scorched-earth campaign against Ukrainian civilians while fending off a Ukrainian counteroffensive to liberate occupied territory in the east, Western officials and analysts said. “We know that they are running out of these cruise missiles, which is by the way the...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention