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 and North Korea are purportedly exploring some kind of weapons arrangement, according to the U.S. State Department. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said Thursday that due to Russia's desperation, which has included mobilization and the imposition of martial law, it has turned to...
Former U.S. Ambassador Bill Taylor joins ABC News Live to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest decision to impose martial law in parts of illegally annexed Ukraine...
Kamikaze drone strikes cripple critical infrastructure as Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds toward an eighth month. The controversy over where the drones come from and the chillier winter facing Europe on The Inside Story-Flashpoint Ukraine...
The third in a three-part series: Taiwan in the Crosshairs examines how the island and its nearly 24 million people are holding up under pressure from Beijing’s stepped-up diplomatic and military intimidation campaign. China’s threat to absorb Taiwan — through possible military action if necessary — has sent nerves soaring in this city while sparking debate half a world away in Washington about the long-held policy of “strategic...
The Biden administration is taking great pains to ensure the president keeps his distance from Vladimir Putin at next month’s G-20 summit in Indonesia to avoid a potential showdown over Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a new report Wednesday. Although Biden signaled last week that he would be willing to meet with Putin to discuss WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February, the White House...
President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are slated to attend next month’s G-20 summit in Indonesia, setting up the possibility of a high-stakes face off in the midst of an increasingly deadly Moscow invasion of Ukraine. U.S. officials are taking steps to ensure that doesn’t happen...
The second in a three-part series: Taiwan in the Crosshairs examines how the island and its nearly 24 million people are holding up under pressure from Beijing’s stepped-up diplomatic and military intimidation campaign...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor discusses these strikes and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s renewed calls for defense aid from the U.S. and other allies...
As with many other wars and conflicts that grew out of the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is a much deeper history to what is going on between Azerbaijan and Armenia. You have to understand the historical context to understand why these two countries cannot get together and come to a lasting agreement over their...