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.
More than 7,100 Ukrainian civilians have been killed, nearly 500 of them children. Some 40,000 homes and apartments, 2,700 school structures and at least 1,200 medical facilities have been reduced to rubble. Roughly 6.5 million people — mostly women and children — have been driven from their homes...
In an interview with EER, senior advisor at the US Institute of Peace Mona Yacoubian talks about the various drivers of terrorism and discusses constructive ways to address the phenomenon. She says the fragility of states provide an enabling environment for terrorists to operate and underscores the various ways that...
Russian President Vladimir Putin won't stop his military attack on Ukraine until he's convinced he can't win, say William Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and Alexander Vindman, former Director for European Affairs for the U.S. National Security Council. "He believes that a long war actually suits him...
Senior Taliban leaders rarely publicly disagree with official policies issued by the group’s supreme leader, but there are signs of increasing internal dissent as the Taliban struggles to gain international recognition after one and a half years in power. The Taliban's acting defense minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob...
What explains the mismatch between China’s vast economic presence, significant diplomatic engagement around the world, and its miniscule global military posture? China’s global defense footprint – as measured by overseas deployments and basing – is extremely modest compared to that of many other great powers...
Syria is once again in desperate need of international attention and humanitarian assistance after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked it and neighboring Turkey, so far killing more than 36,000 people and leaving thousands more injured. Delivering aid as quickly as possible means getting aid straight...
Caribbean leaders with the regional bloc CARICOM are focused on helping Haiti deal with multiple crises during a Bahamas summit this week. The group is discussing Haiti’s struggle with armed gangs, hunger, a cholera outbreak and the country’s political vacuum. As VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy...
Speaking to The Epoch Times from Nigeria, Dr. Chris Kwaja, one of the experts and member of the U.N. Working Group on Mercenaries, confirmed the team had already reached out to the Malian government for action to be taken and expressed the hope it will respond “positively.” “For many Malians, life is...
James talks to Billy Ford (@billee4d) about the Junta’s “roadmap to democracy” in Myanmar and the state of the spring revolution two years after it began.
In love, they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. That’s not always the case in diplomacy. For the past six years, the United States has not had a dedicated special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the 57-country international organization whose membership spans the globe. In the...