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Ambassador: Sending tanks to Ukraine endangers Russia - NewsNations’ On Balance With Leland Vittert

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

In a reversal, the Biden administration is expected to announce that the U.S. will send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, U.S. officials said. The potential policy shift could be formally announced as soon as Wednesday, but reports suggest it could take months for the estimated 30 tanks to be delivered. Details are still...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Russia and Pakistan might cut unprecedented oil deal - GZero

Sunday, January 22, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

Cold War rivals Russia and Pakistan are negotiating an agreement for the Russians to start selling cheap oil to energy-starved Pakistan in March. This will make Islamabad yet another Asian customer of Russian crude at a time when Moscow’s cash inflows are limited by a G7/EU oil cap and sanctions. Also...

Global Policy

Vive la résistance: Sudanese civil society still fighting for democracy - National Endowment for Democracy’s Democracy Digest

Thursday, January 19, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

Civil society activism in Africa can sometimes seem like an exercise in empty sloganeering: “mobilizing the grassroots”, “empowering the youth”, and so on, The Economist observes: Not in Sudan, where in recent years thousands of neighborhood “resistance committees” have sprung up throughout the country. Forged in 2018...

Democracy & Governance

Ms. Global: Protests Against Taliban Bans on Women’s Education; Iran Ousted From U.N. Panel; Increased Calls for Press Freedom in India - Ms. Magazine

Thursday, January 19, 2023

News Type: USIP in the News

When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan almost two years ago, girls in grade six and above were banned from secondary education, while university students were able to attend gender-segregated classes. But as of December 2022, the Taliban banned women and girls from attending...

Gender